United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs Yemen: School age population, primary education, both sexes

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.92 million number
in 2020
Yemen
4.49 million number
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th
Yemen rank
30th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Yemen
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 4.92 million number against 4.49 million number in Yemen, a difference of 426,090 number.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 30th of 206 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 5.52 million number 1.13 million number 4.39 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 4.33 million number 1.66 million number 2.67 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 4.48 million number 2.62 million number 1.86 million number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 4.41 million number 3.55 million number 859,135 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 4.51 million number 4.06 million number 453,192 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 4.92 million number 4.49 million number 426,090 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or Yemen?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 4.92 million number against 4.49 million number in Yemen as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Yemen?
426,090 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Yemen?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Yemen rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 30th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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