Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
9.94 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
923,760 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
35th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th

School age population, pre-primary education, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 9.94 million number against 923,760 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 9.01 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.8 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.90 million number 225,678 number 4.68 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 6.51 million number 382,419 number 6.12 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 8.01 million number 596,912 number 7.41 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 8.02 million number 816,339 number 7.21 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 9.00 million number 880,542 number 8.12 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 9.94 million number against 923,760 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
9.01 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.