Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.

What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Over-age students, primary, male

Saudi Arabia

3.8%

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

4.0%

in 2017

Saudi Arabia rank

118th

United Arab Emirates rank

115th

Over-age students, primary, male over time

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.0%	3.0%	10.0%	Saudi Arabia
2010s	8.4%	3.8%	4.7%	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?: Saudi Arabia ranks 118th and United Arab Emirates ranks 115th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit: % of male enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.