GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
187.84 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.45 million
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
47th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 187.84 million against 3.45 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 184.39 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 54.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 221 groups.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 41.36 million 797,785 40.57 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 119.64 million 3.18 million 116.46 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 152.30 million 3.11 million 149.19 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 182.43 million 3.31 million 179.13 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Saudi Arabia?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 187.84 million against 3.45 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
184.39 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 21,055 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release