Afghanistan vs Yemen: School age population, primary education, female
Afghanistan
3.42 million
in 2025
Yemen
3.15 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Yemen rank
26th
School age population, primary education, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.42 million against 3.15 million in Yemen, a difference of 262,080.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 26th of 222 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 963,839 | 644,892 | 318,948 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 947,448 | 974,673 | 27,225 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 1.51 million | 234,458 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.06 million | 1.97 million | 91,035 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 2.77 million | 2.39 million | 382,913 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.26 million | 2.90 million | 359,577 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 3.42 million against 3.15 million in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 262,080, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 26th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release