Population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen
Yemen: Population of compulsory school age, male was 4.71 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen stood at 4.71 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen peaked at 4.71 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.55 million, in 1998.
Yemen ranks 30th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.55 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.64 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.72 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.88 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.23 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.29 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.42 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.83 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.91 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.20 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.43 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.57 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 4.71 million | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.59 million | 2.55 million | 2.64 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million | 2.72 million | 3.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 million | 3.29 million | 3.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 million | 4.09 million | 4.71 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Yemen was 4.71 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 million in 1998.
- How does Yemen rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Yemen ranks 30th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release