Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female

Saudi Arabia
95.6%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
57.0%
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20406080100197919992019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 95.6% against 57.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 38.6%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 173 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 78.2% 49.8% 28.4% Saudi Arabia
2010s 94.5% 56.6% 37.8% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saudi Arabia, at 95.6% against 57.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.