School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 2.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.29 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
486,008 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 2.29 million number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Yemen peaked at 2.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 486,008 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, male (number) (School male) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 486,008 number | — |
| 1971 | 495,609 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 510,254 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 527,866 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 547,841 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 569,681 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 592,607 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 615,810 number | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 642,339 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 670,616 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 698,603 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 724,772 number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 754,547 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 785,763 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 817,506 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 848,977 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 880,081 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 914,631 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 953,499 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 998,042 number | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million number | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million number | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million number | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million number | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million number | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 million number | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.49 million number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 1.62 million number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.77 million number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.81 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.83 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.84 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.85 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.90 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.29 million number | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 2.29 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 million number, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 2.29 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 577,955 number, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 565,863 number | 486,008 number | 670,616 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 837,642 number | 698,603 number | 998,042 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.62 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million number | 1.67 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million number | 1.90 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million number | 2.29 million number | 2.29 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, male in Yemen?
- School age population, primary education, male in Yemen was 2.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 486,008 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Yemen ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.