Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Over-age students, primary

Italy
4.6%
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
4.4%
in 2018
Italy rank
108th
Saudi Arabia rank
110th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Italy
  • Saudi Arabia
0510152025197319952018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.6% against 4.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Italy ranks 108th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th of 191 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.8% 23.9% 21.1% Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.0% 12.7% 11.7% Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.9% 8.8% 6.9% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
Italy, at 4.6% against 4.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Italy ranks 108th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th 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 (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of 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, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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