Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
32.80 million
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
3.09 million
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd
Saudi Arabia rank
29th

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 32.80 million against 3.09 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 29.71 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 41 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.70 million 273,694 9.42 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 32.18 million 2.72 million 29.46 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 32.43 million 3.13 million 29.31 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 32.80 million against 3.09 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
29.71 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.