School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 348,118 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Yemen stood at 348,118 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Yemen peaked at 348,118 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,699 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, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,699 number | — |
| 1971 | 74,421 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 75,646 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 77,624 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 80,193 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 83,180 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 86,454 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 89,759 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 93,672 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 98,134 number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 102,706 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 106,827 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 110,601 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 114,894 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 119,684 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 124,566 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 129,074 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 133,198 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 138,034 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 143,457 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 149,745 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 157,293 number | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 165,234 number | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 174,226 number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 184,074 number | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 194,303 number | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 204,356 number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 214,131 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 224,055 number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 233,718 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 243,360 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 253,484 number | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 264,306 number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 274,000 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 283,512 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 291,151 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 294,124 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 292,973 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 292,792 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 292,580 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 293,095 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 296,372 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 302,134 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 307,489 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 312,844 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 318,472 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 324,091 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 329,545 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 335,504 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 341,652 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 348,118 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,178 number | 72,699 number | 98,134 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,304 number | 102,706 number | 143,457 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,114 number | 149,745 number | 233,718 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 278,228 number | 243,360 number | 294,124 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,120 number | 293,095 number | 341,652 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 348,118 number | 348,118 number | 348,118 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, female in Yemen?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Yemen was 348,118 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 348,118 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,699 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.