Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen
Yemen: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 786,654 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen is 786,654 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen peaked at 786,654 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 179,678 number, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,678 number | — |
| 1971 | 183,491 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 190,708 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 198,465 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 206,454 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 214,332 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 221,630 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 230,329 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 239,457 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 248,760 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 257,802 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 266,278 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 277,189 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 288,206 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 299,464 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 311,053 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 323,193 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 338,407 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 355,246 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 373,513 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 393,108 number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 413,453 number | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 434,564 number | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 457,390 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 480,438 number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 502,094 number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 521,049 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 542,970 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 563,662 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 582,011 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 596,854 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 606,800 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 613,918 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 614,253 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 611,063 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 607,675 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 608,235 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 613,952 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 624,459 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 637,895 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 652,184 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 664,563 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 677,601 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 690,630 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 703,556 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 716,422 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 729,279 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 743,693 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 758,734 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 773,419 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 786,654 number | +1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 786,654 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 508,120 number, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 786,654 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 203,743 number, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 211,330 number | 179,678 number | 248,760 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 309,035 number | 257,802 number | 373,513 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 489,074 number | 393,108 number | 582,011 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 613,510 number | 596,854 number | 637,895 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,008 number | 652,184 number | 773,419 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 786,654 number | 786,654 number | 786,654 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 229,234 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,507 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,813 (2016)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.92 million (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Yemen was 786,654 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 786,654 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,678 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.