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

Yemen: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 407,964 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
407,964 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
31st
of 202 countries
All-time high
407,964 number
in 2020
All-time low
95,191 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Yemen is 407,964 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Yemen peaked at 407,964 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95,191 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 112,199 number 95,191 number 131,850 number 10
1980s 164,778 number 136,698 number 200,090 number 10
1990s 259,976 number 210,488 number 306,007 number 10
2000s 316,544 number 310,399 number 332,667 number 10
2010s 370,165 number 340,291 number 402,018 number 10
2020s 407,964 number 407,964 number 407,964 number 1

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 28 Myanmar 448,263 number compare
  2. 29 United Kingdom 418,576 number compare
  3. 30 France 408,068 number compare
  4. 32 Ghana 406,835 number compare
  5. 33 Niger 405,463 number compare
  6. 34 Germany 389,819 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Yemen

All data for Yemen β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Yemen?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Yemen was 407,964 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 407,964 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 95,191 number in 1970.
How does Yemen rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Yemen ranks 31st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, male (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, 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/