Egypt vs Yemen: School-age population

Egypt
4.72 million
in 2025
Yemen
3.71 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
2nd
Yemen rank
3rd

School-age population over time

  • Egypt
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.72 million against 3.71 million in Yemen, a difference of 1.00 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 3rd of 72 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 2.17 million 800,546 1.37 million Egypt
1980s 2.90 million 1.24 million 1.66 million Egypt
1990s 3.55 million 1.82 million 1.72 million Egypt
2000s 3.78 million 2.18 million 1.60 million Egypt
2010s 4.66 million 2.72 million 1.94 million Egypt
2020s 5.12 million 3.46 million 1.66 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school-age population, Egypt or Yemen?
Egypt, at 4.72 million against 3.71 million in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in school-age population between Egypt and Yemen?
1.00 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for school-age population?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as School-age population (pre-primary level). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School-age population (pre-primary level)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
72 places, 2,937 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed