Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Netherlands

99.5%

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

99.5%

in 2024

Netherlands rank

28th

Saudi Arabia rank

29th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Netherlands currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.