Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Yemen: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
4.92 million number
in 2019
Yemen
407,964 number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
33rd
Yemen rank
31st

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 4.92 million number against 407,964 number in Yemen, a difference of 4.51 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 2.43 million number 112,199 number 2.32 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 3.27 million number 164,778 number 3.11 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 4.03 million number 259,976 number 3.77 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 3.83 million number 316,544 number 3.51 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 4.39 million number 370,165 number 4.02 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Yemen?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 4.92 million number against 407,964 number in Yemen as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen?
4.51 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd and Yemen ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/