7 answers, 3 from Yemen's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
90.8% of candidates passed the 2025–2026 general secondary certificate exams, in both the science and arts streams, according to the Ministry of Education in Aden, which announced the results on 27 August 2026.
The figure covers the governorates under the Aden-based ministry's administration. The ministry said students could look up their results on its results site and published the names of top students. Results for areas administered from Sanaa are announced separately; that ministry's site could not be reached on 15 October 2026.
Yemen's net primary school enrolment rate was 84.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data on World Bank Open Data, read on 15 October 2026. The gross secondary enrolment ratio was 43.7% the same year.
The net rate is the share of children of primary school age who are enrolled; the gross ratio counts everyone in secondary school against the population of that age. 2016 is the latest year shown for both, so they may not describe 2026.
The latest adult literacy rate for Yemen on World Bank Open Data is 37.1%, for 1994, from UNESCO Institute for Statistics data, read on 15 October 2026.
The adult literacy rate is the share of people aged 15 and over who can read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. No more recent figure is shown, so the 1994 rate should not be taken as today's level. No national literacy figure was found on the Ministry of Education (Aden) site.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2016, is 84.2%. Its high point since 2005 was 2013, at 85.4%; its low point was 2005, at 76.7%. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 94.8%; Yemen is 13th highest of 16. World rank, highest first: 110th of 133.
43.7%: that is gross secondary school enrolment in Yemen for 2016, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 12th highest of 13 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, where the median is 90.3%. World rank, highest first: 126th of 140.
27: that is the number of primary pupils per teacher in Yemen for 2016, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median: 21; Yemen is 5th highest of 18. World rank, highest first: 38th of 136.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2016, is 60.1%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan the middle value was 94.6%, and Yemen placed 15th highest of 16. World rank, highest first: 133rd of 140.
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