School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.41 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
23rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
602,825 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen stood at 2.41 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 2.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 602,825 number, in 1970.
That places Yemen 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 602,825 number | — |
| 1971 | 618,957 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 645,699 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 672,541 number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 698,223 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 717,069 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 740,246 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 767,455 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 796,022 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 825,058 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 850,813 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 880,539 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 916,993 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 954,734 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 994,213 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 million number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.38 million number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.44 million number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.51 million number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.58 million number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.69 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.76 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.81 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.28 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 708,410 number | 602,825 number | 825,058 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 850,813 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.85 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million number | 2.04 million number | 2.41 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Yemen was 2.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 602,825 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.