School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 710,000 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
710,000 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
35th
of 204 countries
All-time high
710,000 number
in 2020
All-time low
145,963 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 710,000 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 710,000 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 145,963 number, in 1970.
That places Yemen 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 145,963 number | — |
| 1971 | 149,348 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 151,690 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 155,561 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 160,677 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 166,754 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 173,599 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 180,119 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 188,010 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 197,106 number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 206,500 number | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 215,068 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 222,923 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 231,819 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 241,702 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 251,730 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 260,936 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 269,193 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 278,822 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 289,753 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 302,776 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 318,842 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 335,777 number | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 354,585 number | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 374,430 number | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 394,495 number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 414,193 number | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 435,227 number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 455,886 number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 475,678 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 495,336 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 515,866 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 537,748 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 557,541 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 577,123 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 592,918 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 599,139 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 596,755 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 596,426 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 596,082 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 597,239 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 604,027 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 615,838 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 626,838 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 637,854 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 649,422 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 660,948 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 671,984 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 684,118 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 696,716 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 710,000 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,883 number | 145,963 number | 197,106 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 246,845 number | 206,500 number | 289,753 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,189 number | 302,776 number | 475,678 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 566,493 number | 495,336 number | 599,139 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,498 number | 597,239 number | 696,716 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 710,000 number | 710,000 number | 710,000 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Yemen was 710,000 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 710,000 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,963 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.