Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Yemen: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
5.43 million number
in 2019
Yemen
710,000 number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th
Yemen rank
35th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 5.43 million number against 710,000 number in Yemen, a difference of 4.72 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Yemen's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 5.84 million number 166,883 number 5.67 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 5.90 million number 246,845 number 5.66 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 6.64 million number 386,189 number 6.25 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 5.44 million number 566,493 number 4.87 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 4.91 million number 644,498 number 4.27 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Yemen?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 5.43 million number against 710,000 number in Yemen as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen?
4.72 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Yemen ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.