Afghanistan vs Yemen: School age population, secondary education, male
Afghanistan
3.08 million
in 2025
Yemen
2.73 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
Yemen rank
29th
School age population, secondary education, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.08 million against 2.73 million in Yemen, a difference of 348,430.
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 26th and Yemen ranks 29th of 220 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 | 800,987 | 499,213 | 301,774 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 787,323 | 765,230 | 22,093 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.06 million | 1.21 million | 146,104 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 1.79 million | 180,288 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.47 million | 2.19 million | 276,186 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.96 million | 2.60 million | 359,835 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 3.08 million against 2.73 million in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 348,430, 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, secondary education, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Yemen ranks 29th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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