School age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen
Yemen: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 979,552 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen is 979,552 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen peaked at 979,552 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 181,378 number, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 35th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 181,378 number | — |
| 1971 | 184,152 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 186,128 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 190,155 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 195,514 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 201,944 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 209,253 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 215,288 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 222,996 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 232,424 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 243,186 number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 255,103 number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 266,655 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 279,233 number | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 292,379 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 305,680 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 318,903 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 330,524 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 343,062 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 357,002 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 372,597 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 390,052 number | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 404,121 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 423,464 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 447,165 number | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 472,902 number | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 497,897 number | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 521,593 number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 544,821 number | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 568,615 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 594,157 number | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 622,546 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 653,280 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 683,577 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 713,616 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 744,918 number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 778,045 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 809,320 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 841,845 number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 871,839 number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 893,764 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 903,741 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 905,148 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 903,356 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 903,140 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 907,336 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 918,384 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 931,737 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 947,269 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 963,091 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 979,552 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 201,923 number | 181,378 number | 232,424 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 299,173 number | 243,186 number | 357,002 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 464,323 number | 372,597 number | 568,615 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 731,314 number | 594,157 number | 871,839 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 917,697 number | 893,764 number | 963,091 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 979,552 number | 979,552 number | 979,552 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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, upper secondary education, male in Yemen?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Yemen was 979,552 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 979,552 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,378 number in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Yemen ranks 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.