Yemen, Rep.: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 59.13% from 11,725 in 2011 (16.39% a year on average, compounded). Since 1997 it is down 92.94% from 67,883 in 1997 (13.02% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2016, Yemen, Rep. had the 9th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Yemen, Rep. in the 2016 ranking

• Benin — 6th of 12: 27,875
• Chad — 7th of 12: 7,791
• Puerto Rico (US) — 8th of 12: 6,618
• Eswatini — 10th of 12: 4,230
• Bermuda — 11th of 12: 0
• Grenada — 12th of 12: 0

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 10 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
• Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
• Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
• Israel — 161,579 (2017)
• Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
• Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
• Malta — 4,981 (2017)
• Morocco

More education data for Yemen, Rep.

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 1.59% (2016)
• School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 1.51% (2016)
• School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 1.68% (2016)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Yemen, Rep.'s secondary education, vocational pupils?

4,792 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is down 92.94% from 67,883 in 1997 (13.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 67,883 in 1997 and the lowest 4,792 in 2016.

How does Yemen, Rep. rank?

9th highest of 12 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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