GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
170.79 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.08 million
in 2025
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
54th
Saudi Arabia rank
56th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019972025

How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 170.79 million against 3.08 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 167.71 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 55.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 221 groups.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 44.00 million 548,970 43.45 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1980s 57.93 million 892,392 57.04 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 76.17 million 1.57 million 74.60 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2000s 99.49 million 2.77 million 96.72 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 131.19 million 2.69 million 128.50 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 161.80 million 2.81 million 158.99 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Saudi Arabia?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 170.79 million against 3.08 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
167.71 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 54th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release