WB: Sub-saharan Africa vs Yemen: School age population, primary education, both sexes

WB: Sub-saharan Africa
202.68 million
in 2024
Yemen
6.46 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
29th
Yemen rank
26th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Yemen
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972025

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 202.68 million against 6.46 million in Yemen, a difference of 196.21 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 31.4 times Yemen's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 221 groups.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 57.24 million 1.30 million 55.94 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 75.49 million 1.99 million 73.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 99.38 million 3.09 million 96.29 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 128.14 million 4.03 million 124.12 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 167.99 million 4.89 million 163.11 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 198.17 million 5.84 million 192.33 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, WB: Sub-saharan Africa or Yemen?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 202.68 million against 6.46 million in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
196.21 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release