Saudi Arabia vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, secondary education, male

Saudi Arabia
1.57 million
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
85.63 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
57th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
57th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 85.63 million against 1.57 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 84.07 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 54.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 57th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 57th of 220 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 279,598 21.84 million 21.56 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 457,865 29.37 million 28.91 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 804,612 39.11 million 38.31 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.56 million 51.33 million 49.78 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.45 million 66.54 million 65.09 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.43 million 81.05 million 79.62 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Saudi Arabia or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 85.63 million against 1.57 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Saudi Arabia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
84.07 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 57th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, secondary education, male (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