Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Yemen
Yemen: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 401,242 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 401,242 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Yemen peaked at 401,242 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90,213 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, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90,213 number | — |
| 1971 | 92,094 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 95,730 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 99,631 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 103,671 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 107,722 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 111,585 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 115,914 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 120,590 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 125,445 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 130,204 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 134,662 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 140,280 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 145,954 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 151,741 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 157,672 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 163,863 number | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 171,501 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 179,911 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 189,105 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 199,197 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 209,997 number | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 220,556 number | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 232,337 number | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 244,365 number | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 255,580 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 265,132 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 276,830 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 287,493 number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 296,690 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 304,026 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 308,973 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 312,574 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 312,752 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 311,163 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 309,487 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 309,829 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 312,767 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 318,170 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 325,079 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 332,418 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 338,765 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 345,466 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 352,159 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 358,789 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 365,370 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 371,921 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 379,292 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 386,981 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 394,484 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 401,242 number | +1.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 401,242 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 401,242 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,260 number | 90,213 number | 125,445 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 156,489 number | 130,204 number | 189,105 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 248,818 number | 199,197 number | 296,690 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 312,482 number | 304,026 number | 325,079 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,564 number | 332,418 number | 394,484 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 401,242 number | 401,242 number | 401,242 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, male in Yemen?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Yemen was 401,242 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 401,242 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,213 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Yemen ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.