Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 94.4% in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 78.7% in Yemen in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 16.9 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Yemen.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 94.4 | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 95.3 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 95.6 | 78.7 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 78.3 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 77 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 97.1 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 96.9 | 73.5 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 90.6 | – | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 69.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | – | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | – | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 66.1 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 62.3 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 58.8 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 41.6 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | 9 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | 5.3 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | 1.5 | 69 |
| 1965 | – | 0.8 | 66 |
| 1960 | – | 0.2 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | 0 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | 0 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | 0 | 40 |
| 1935 | – | 0 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | 0 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | 0 | 33 |
| 1920 | – | 0 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | 0 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | 0 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | 0 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | 0 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | 0 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | 0 | 20 |
| 1885 | – | 0 | 19 |
| 1880 | – | 0 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | 0 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | 0 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | 0 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | 0 | 8 |
| 1850 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | – | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986