GPE: Region 3 vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

GPE: Region 3
85.87 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.58 million
in 2025
GPE: Region 3 rank
58th
Saudi Arabia rank
59th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Region 3
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

GPE: Region 3 currently reports 85.87 million against 1.58 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 84.28 million.

That makes GPE: Region 3's figure about 54.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Region 3 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Region 3 ranks 58th and Saudi Arabia ranks 59th of 221 groups.

GPE: Region 3 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 3 Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 49.23 million 290,026 48.94 million GPE: Region 3
1980s 59.82 million 471,168 59.35 million GPE: Region 3
1990s 71.67 million 841,286 70.83 million GPE: Region 3
2000s 74.35 million 1.37 million 72.99 million GPE: Region 3
2010s 77.16 million 1.31 million 75.85 million GPE: Region 3
2020s 83.95 million 1.47 million 82.49 million GPE: Region 3

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, GPE: Region 3 or Saudi Arabia?
GPE: Region 3, at 85.87 million against 1.58 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between GPE: Region 3 and Saudi Arabia?
84.28 million, with GPE: Region 3 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 3 and Saudi Arabia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 3 and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Region 3 ranks 58th and Saudi Arabia ranks 59th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release