Saudi Arabia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, last grade of primary education, male
Saudi Arabia
279,672
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
15.94 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
51st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
49th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male over time
- Saudi Arabia
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 15.94 million against 279,672 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 15.66 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 57.0 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 51st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 49th of 222 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,530 | 4.27 million | 4.21 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 88,626 | 5.67 million | 5.59 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 157,650 | 7.54 million | 7.38 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 238,227 | 9.75 million | 9.51 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 231,376 | 12.72 million | 12.48 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 263,234 | 15.32 million | 15.05 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, male, Saudi Arabia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 15.94 million against 279,672 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 15.66 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 49th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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