Yemen: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 2011 is 8.81 percent, a decline from 9.26 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 37.52 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1992 to 2011 is 8.13 percent. The minimum value, 3.97 percent, was reached in 1997 while the maximum of 9.7 percent was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Yemen is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.