School age population, secondary education, female in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.95 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.95 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.95 million number
in 2020
All-time low
382,007 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Yemen stood at 1.95 million number. 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, female in Yemen peaked at 1.95 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 382,007 number, in 1970.
That places Yemen 41st out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 382,007 number | — |
| 1971 | 391,263 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 398,903 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 408,101 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 418,910 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 431,775 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 446,775 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 461,537 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 479,159 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 499,642 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 522,616 number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 547,418 number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 570,994 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 595,280 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 620,398 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 646,640 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 673,703 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 698,180 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 723,688 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 751,196 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 781,148 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 813,990 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 839,437 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 874,435 number | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 917,344 number | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 966,292 number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million number | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.30 million number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.74 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.75 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 431,807 number | 382,007 number | 499,642 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 635,011 number | 522,616 number | 751,196 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 960,823 number | 781,148 number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million number | 1.74 million number | 1.92 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 million number | 1.95 million number | 1.95 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 2.08 million number compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 2.07 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 2.06 million number compare
- 42 Mozambique 1.89 million number compare
- 43 Niger 1.82 million number compare
- 44 Morocco 1.76 million number compare
More education data for Yemen
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Yemen?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Yemen was 1.95 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 382,007 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Yemen ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.