MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Yemen: School age population, primary education, female

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
100.38 million
in 2024
Yemen
3.15 million
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
27th
Yemen rank
26th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Yemen
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 100.38 million against 3.15 million in Yemen, a difference of 97.23 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 31.8 times Yemen's.

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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 28.58 million 644,892 27.94 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 37.59 million 974,673 36.62 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 49.41 million 1.51 million 47.90 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 63.62 million 1.97 million 61.65 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 83.29 million 2.39 million 80.90 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 98.16 million 2.85 million 95.31 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Yemen?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 100.38 million against 3.15 million in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
97.23 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 27th and Yemen ranks 26th of 221 groups.
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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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