IDA total vs Saudi Arabia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

IDA total
75.1%
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
105.8%
in 2019
IDA total rank
38th
Saudi Arabia rank
40th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • IDA total
  • Saudi Arabia
406080100120197019942019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 105.8% against 75.1% in IDA total, a difference of 30.7%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1979 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 46.6% 44.5% 2.1% IDA total
2000s 67.3% 95.6% 28.3% Saudi Arabia
2010s 74.2% 107.1% 32.8% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, IDA total or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 105.8% against 75.1% in IDA total as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
30.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do IDA total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.