School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.05 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.05 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
40th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.05 million number
in 2020
All-time low
403,342 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen stood at 2.05 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 2.05 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 403,342 number, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 40th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 403,342 number | — |
| 1971 | 416,104 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 424,528 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 433,357 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 444,134 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 458,304 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 476,156 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 492,587 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 512,711 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 536,303 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 562,681 number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 590,358 number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 615,332 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 640,106 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 665,675 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 693,255 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 722,581 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 748,391 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 774,145 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 802,104 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 834,436 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 872,623 number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 911,070 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 960,087 number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 million number | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.07 million number | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.18 million number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.42 million number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million number | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.67 million number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.76 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.78 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.78 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.94 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.97 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.05 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 459,753 number | 403,342 number | 536,303 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 681,463 number | 562,681 number | 802,104 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million number | 834,436 number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million number | 2.05 million number | 2.05 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.7 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 80,059 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.22 % change on previous year (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 187,439 (2011)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.91 % change on previous year (2011)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Yemen was 2.05 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,342 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.