School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen
Yemen: School enrollment, primary, female was 78.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen peaked at 78.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 143rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 58.8% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 73.5% | 78.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 140 Vanuatu 80.6% compare
- 141 Jordan 80.2% compare
- 142 Senegal 79.6% compare
- 144 Madagascar 77.8% compare
- 145 Burkina Faso 77.7% compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 76.8% compare
More education data for Yemen
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 144,824 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, female 71.9% (2016)
- School enrollment, primary, male 81.8% (2016)
- Labor force, female 7.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Yemen?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Yemen was 78.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Yemen ranks 143rd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.