School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 2.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.20 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.20 million number
in 2020
All-time low
482,094 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Yemen stood at 2.20 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Yemen peaked at 2.20 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 482,094 number, in 1970.
That places Yemen 30th out of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 482,094 number | — |
| 1971 | 492,162 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 506,964 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 524,702 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 544,460 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 565,280 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 586,029 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 609,774 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 635,547 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 662,036 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 687,685 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 711,407 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 739,291 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 768,563 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 798,471 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 828,411 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 858,300 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 892,623 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 931,669 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 975,595 number | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million number | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million number | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million number | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million number | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.38 million number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.97 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million number | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.20 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 million number, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.20 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 560,905 number | 482,094 number | 662,036 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 819,202 number | 687,685 number | 975,595 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.74 million number | 1.62 million number | 1.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.20 million number | 2.20 million number | 2.20 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More education data for Yemen
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 65.1 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 69.38 (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Yemen?
- School age population, primary education, female in Yemen was 2.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,094 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.