Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.29 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
244,652
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 3.29 million against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.05 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 936,649 42,556 894,093 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 2.62 million 283,474 2.34 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 3.00 million 295,132 2.70 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 3.20 million 241,473 2.96 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 3.29 million against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
3.05 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.