School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 3.97 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.97 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.97 million number
in 2020
All-time low
765,661 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3.97 million number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen peaked at 3.97 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 765,661 number, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 41st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 765,661 number | — |
| 1971 | 784,078 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 797,692 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 815,196 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 836,682 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 863,150 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 894,739 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 923,579 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 959,067 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.00 million number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.30 million number | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.41 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.46 million number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.51 million number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.65 million number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.71 million number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.99 million number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 2.09 million number | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 2.20 million number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 2.31 million number | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.42 million number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.53 million number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.77 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.89 million number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.01 million number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.13 million number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.26 million number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.54 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.57 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.71 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.84 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.90 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.97 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 864,088 number | 765,661 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.57 million number | 2.42 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 million number | 2.53 million number | 3.50 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 million number | 3.54 million number | 3.90 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million number | 3.97 million number | 3.97 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 38 Uzbekistan 4.24 million number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 4.15 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 4.14 million number compare
- 42 Mozambique 3.76 million number compare
- 43 Niger 3.70 million number compare
- 44 Morocco 3.62 million number compare
More education data for Yemen
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,320 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 267,498 (2011)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Yemen was 3.97 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 765,661 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Yemen ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.