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

Latest (2020)
401,242 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 206 countries
All-time high
401,242 number
in 2020
All-time low
90,213 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Yemen, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Yemen, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Myanmar 450,148 number compare
  2. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 422,268 number compare
  3. 30 France 418,533 number compare
  4. 32 Ghana 398,692 number compare
  5. 33 Thailand 395,547 number compare
  6. 34 Niger 389,771 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.