GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
30.26 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
548,525
in 2025
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
52nd
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 30.26 million against 548,525 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 29.71 million.
That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 55.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 221 groups.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.85 million | 105,303 | 7.75 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1980s | 10.43 million | 173,767 | 10.26 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 13.84 million | 308,931 | 13.53 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 18.05 million | 443,500 | 17.61 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 24.03 million | 443,651 | 23.58 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 29.03 million | 515,930 | 28.52 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Saudi Arabia?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 30.26 million against 548,525 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
- 29.71 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release