Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Yemen

Gross secondary school enrolment in Yemen was 43.7% in 2016. The value for 2016 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1999.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1999 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Yemen, 2016 43.7% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2013 +1.0percentage points 2013: 42.7%
World, 2016 75.2% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Yemen over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period YemenWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 – 77.2%
2022 – 77.5%
2021 – 77.3%
2020 – 76.5%
2019 – 76.0%
2018 – 75.5%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 43.7% 75.2%
2015 – 75.0%
2014 – 74.9%
2013 42.7% 74.0%
2012 41.0% 72.7%
2011 40.7% 71.9%
2010 39.1% 70.9%
2009 – 69.4%
2008 38.0% 68.3%
2007 – 66.8%
2006 – 65.4%
2005 40.5% 64.4%
2004 41.6% 63.5%
2003 40.8% 62.4%
2002 – 61.6%
2001 39.9% 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 42.7% in 2013, a change of +1.0 percentage points.
  • Since 1999, when it was 36.1%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 75.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2016 for Yemen
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics