Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen

Yemen: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 9.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
9.5%
Change on year
down 44.4%
World rank
41st
of 153 countries
All-time high
34.3%
in 1999
All-time low
9.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
1999–2016

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen, 1999–2016

1015202530351999200720161999: 34.3 %2003: 19.5 %2005: 19.2 %2008: 19.9 %2010: 13.5 %2012: 11.7 %2013: 17.1 %2016: 9.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen stood at 9.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen peaked at 34.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2016.

Yemen ranks 41st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Yemen, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 34.3%
2003 19.5% -43.1%
2005 19.2% -1.4%
2008 19.9% +3.5%
2010 13.5% -32.1%
2012 11.7% -13.4%
2013 17.1% +45.6%
2016 9.5% -44.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.3% 34.3% 34.3% 1
2000s 19.5% 19.2% 19.9% 3
2010s 12.9% 9.5% 17.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Yemen was 9.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2016.
How does Yemen rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Yemen ranks 41st out of 153 countries with data for 2016.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/