School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 586,836 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
586,836
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
24th
of 222 countries
All-time high
586,836
in 2025
All-time low
103,463
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen is 586,836, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen peaked at 586,836 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 103,463, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 24th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103,463 | — |
| 1971 | 107,789 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 112,432 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 117,273 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 121,813 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 126,640 | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 131,936 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 137,081 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 142,254 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 147,744 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 153,985 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 161,014 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 168,186 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 175,650 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 183,611 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 194,878 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 204,550 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 213,919 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 223,921 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 234,234 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 243,992 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 254,775 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 264,602 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 274,102 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 284,041 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 292,562 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 302,296 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 311,190 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 319,634 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 326,772 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 331,426 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 333,931 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 325,883 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 333,398 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 339,169 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 347,901 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 355,103 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 361,563 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 368,943 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 380,181 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 389,248 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 398,373 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 410,433 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 418,343 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 426,037 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 436,523 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 439,429 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 442,302 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 462,638 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 481,636 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 500,532 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 518,804 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 536,351 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 553,732 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 570,545 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 586,836 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,842 | 103,463 | 147,744 | 10 |
| 1980s | 191,395 | 153,985 | 234,234 | 10 |
| 1990s | 287,397 | 243,992 | 326,772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,750 | 325,883 | 380,181 | 10 |
| 2010s | 430,496 | 389,248 | 481,636 | 10 |
| 2020s | 544,467 | 500,532 | 586,836 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 21 Afghanistan 613,850 compare
- 22 Türkiye 597,806 compare
- 23 Angola 590,663 compare
- 25 South Africa 558,494 compare
- 26 Mozambique 539,325 compare
- 27 Iraq 533,712 compare
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Yemen was 586,836 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 586,836 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,463 in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Yemen ranks 24th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release