School age population, one year before than official … female than in Yemen

Yemen: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 391,793 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
391,793 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
31st
of 202 countries
All-time high
391,793 number
in 2020
All-time low
94,391 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Yemen, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Yemen stood at 391,793 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Yemen peaked at 391,793 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94,391 number, in 1970.

Yemen ranks 31st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Yemen, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 94,391 number —
1971 96,531 number +2.3%
1972 100,534 number +4.1%
1973 104,705 number +4.1%
1974 108,829 number +3.9%
1975 112,659 number +3.5%
1976 115,894 number +2.9%
1977 120,336 number +3.8%
1978 124,872 number +3.8%
1979 129,383 number +3.6%
1980 133,744 number +3.4%
1981 137,871 number +3.1%
1982 143,426 number +4.0%
1983 149,114 number +4.0%
1984 154,986 number +3.9%
1985 161,154 number +4.0%
1986 167,758 number +4.1%
1987 176,207 number +5.0%
1988 185,352 number +5.2%
1989 194,965 number +5.2%
1990 204,745 number +5.0%
1991 214,221 number +4.6%
1992 225,061 number +5.1%
1993 236,256 number +5.0%
1994 247,243 number +4.7%
1995 257,454 number +4.1%
1996 266,422 number +3.5%
1997 276,553 number +3.8%
1998 286,057 number +3.4%
1999 294,229 number +2.9%
2000 300,134 number +2.0%
2001 302,787 number +0.9%
2002 303,967 number +0.4%
2003 302,567 number -0.5%
2004 300,182 number -0.8%
2005 298,994 number -0.4%
2006 301,441 number +0.8%
2007 305,954 number +1.5%
2008 312,439 number +2.1%
2009 319,987 number +2.4%
2010 327,215 number +2.3%
2011 332,494 number +1.6%
2012 339,006 number +2.0%
2013 345,491 number +1.9%
2014 351,902 number +1.9%
2015 358,298 number +1.8%
2016 364,733 number +1.8%
2017 371,984 number +2.0%
2018 379,267 number +2.0%
2019 386,085 number +1.8%
2020 391,793 number +1.5%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 391,793 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 260,600 number, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 391,793 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 110,813 number 94,391 number 129,383 number 10
1980s 160,458 number 133,744 number 194,965 number 10
1990s 250,824 number 204,745 number 294,229 number 10
2000s 304,845 number 298,994 number 319,987 number 10
2010s 355,648 number 327,215 number 386,085 number 10
2020s 391,793 number 391,793 number 391,793 number 1

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 28 Myanmar 440,993 number compare
  2. 29 United Kingdom 398,744 number compare
  3. 30 Niger 391,859 number compare
  4. 32 France 391,211 number compare
  5. 33 Ghana 389,917 number compare
  6. 34 Cameroon 379,320 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Yemen?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Yemen was 391,793 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 391,793 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 94,391 number in 1970.
How does Yemen rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Yemen ranks 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/