Canada vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Canada
2.31 million number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
2.33 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.33 million number against 2.31 million number in Canada, a difference of 17,120 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 million number 627,693 number 1.53 million number Canada
1980s 2.34 million number 1.09 million number 1.25 million number Canada
1990s 1.99 million number 1.51 million number 489,051 number Canada
2000s 2.17 million number 2.06 million number 118,396 number Canada
2010s 2.36 million number 2.49 million number 129,820 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Canada or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.33 million number against 2.31 million number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Canada and Saudi Arabia?
17,120 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Saudi Arabia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Canada and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Canada ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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