Mali vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Mali
1.48 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.49 million number
in 2020
Mali rank
54th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd

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

  • Mali
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Mali, a difference of 14,970 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 205 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 416,923 number 466,192 number 49,269 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 518,992 number 765,277 number 246,284 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 675,398 number 1.22 million number 549,162 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 866,850 number 1.53 million number 663,194 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.20 million number 1.48 million number 278,576 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.48 million number 1.49 million number 14,970 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Mali or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.49 million number against 1.48 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Mali and Saudi Arabia?
14,970 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mali and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 205 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.