Primary net enrolment in Yemen

In Yemen, 69.4% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2016.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1999 to 2016 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Yemen is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Yemen, 2016 69.4% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2013 −2.8percentage points 2013: 72.1%

Primary net enrolment in Yemen over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2016
Period Yemen
2016 69.4%
2013 72.1%
2012 71.9%
2010 70.1%
2008 66.6%
2005 68.6%
2004 67.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2003 64.5%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2001 58.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 72.1% in 2013, a change of −2.8 percentage points.
  • Since 1999, when it was 50.1%, the figure has changed by +19.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2016 for Yemen
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org