Which has higher primary education, pupils, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 3.54 million against 3.45 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

96,520, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Primary education, pupils

Saudi Arabia

3.45 million

in 2024

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

3.54 million

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

47th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

46th

Primary education, pupils over time

Saudi Arabia
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 3.54 million against 3.45 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 96,520.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 46th of 207 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	797,785	2.38 million	1.58 million	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	3.18 million	3.47 million	283,352	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	3.09 million	3.45 million	351,698	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s	3.38 million	3.54 million	161,410	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 3.54 million against 3.45 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 96,520, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 46th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.