School age population, primary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, primary education, female was 2.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 144,824 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 76.98 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 77.0% (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.