Saudi Arabia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
430,399
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
26.37 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
62nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
64th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M197319982024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 26.37 million against 430,399 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 25.94 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 61.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 64th of 214 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 22,744 4.68 million 4.66 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 180,267 12.52 million 12.34 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 262,185 19.38 million 19.12 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 408,524 24.25 million 23.84 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 26.37 million against 430,399 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
25.94 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 64th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 19,298 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.