Turkey vs Yemen: School-age population (pre-primary level)
Turkey
3.50 million
in 2025
Yemen
3.71 million
in 2025
Turkey rank
4th
Yemen rank
3rd
School-age population (pre-primary level) over time
- Turkey
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.71 million against 3.50 million in Turkey, a difference of 216,150.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.30 million | 800,546 | 1.50 million | Turkey |
| 1980s | 2.62 million | 1.24 million | 1.38 million | Turkey |
| 1990s | 2.83 million | 1.82 million | 1.01 million | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3.73 million | 2.18 million | 1.55 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 3.79 million | 2.72 million | 1.07 million | Turkey |
| 2020s | 3.80 million | 3.46 million | 338,220 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school-age population, Turkey or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.71 million against 3.50 million in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school-age population between Turkey and Yemen?
- 216,150, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and Yemen?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Turkey and Yemen rank globally for school-age population?
- Turkey ranks 4th 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.