Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 385,412 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Yemen stood at 385,412 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Yemen peaked at 385,412 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89,465 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, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89,465 number | — |
| 1971 | 91,397 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 94,978 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 98,834 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 102,783 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 106,610 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 110,045 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 114,415 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 118,867 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 123,315 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 127,598 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 131,616 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 136,909 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 142,252 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 147,723 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 153,381 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 159,330 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 166,906 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 175,335 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 184,408 number | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 193,911 number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 203,456 number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 214,008 number | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 225,053 number | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 236,073 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 246,514 number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 255,917 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 266,140 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 276,169 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 285,321 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 292,828 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 297,827 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 301,344 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 301,501 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 299,900 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 298,188 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 298,406 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 301,185 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 306,289 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 312,816 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 319,766 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 325,798 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 332,135 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 338,471 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 344,767 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 351,052 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 357,358 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 364,401 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 371,753 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 378,935 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 385,412 number | +1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 385,412 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 385,412 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 3.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105,071 number | 89,465 number | 123,315 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 152,546 number | 127,598 number | 184,408 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 240,256 number | 193,911 number | 285,321 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,028 number | 292,828 number | 312,816 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 348,444 number | 319,766 number | 378,935 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,412 number | 385,412 number | 385,412 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, female in Yemen?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Yemen was 385,412 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 385,412 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,465 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.