Primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen
Yemen: Primary education, pupils, gaps filled was 3.90 million in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen, 1999–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen is 3.90 million, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen peaked at 3.90 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million, in 1999.
Yemen ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.30 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.47 million | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 2.64 million | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 2.95 million | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 3.11 million | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 3.22 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.64 million | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.87 million | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 3.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.90 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.30 million | 2.30 million | 2.30 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million | 2.47 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 million | 3.43 million | 3.90 million | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.15 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1215 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen?
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled in Yemen was 3.90 million in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.90 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million in 1999.
- How does Yemen rank for primary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Yemen ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.