Caribbean Small States vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Caribbean Small States
717,955 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
3.42 million number
in 2020
Caribbean Small States rank
44th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.42 million number against 717,955 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 2.71 million number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 4.8 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 45 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 928,910 number 1.12 million number 191,245 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 869,302 number 1.87 million number 1.00 million number Saudi Arabia
1990s 873,410 number 2.93 million number 2.05 million number Saudi Arabia
2000s 832,845 number 3.20 million number 2.37 million number Saudi Arabia
2010s 742,587 number 3.19 million number 2.45 million number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.42 million number against 717,955 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Saudi Arabia?
2.71 million number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Caribbean Small States ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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