Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
3.52 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
3.42 million number
in 2020
Madagascar rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.52 million number against 3.42 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 99,680 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 million number 1.12 million number 36,158 number Madagascar
1980s 1.41 million number 1.87 million number 466,157 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.84 million number 2.93 million number 1.09 million number Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.54 million number 3.20 million number 655,964 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 3.21 million number 3.19 million number 13,653 number Madagascar
2020s 3.52 million number 3.42 million number 99,680 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
Madagascar, at 3.52 million number against 3.42 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
99,680 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 206 countries.
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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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.