Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Afghanistan
3.43 million
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.36 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Saudi Arabia rank
35th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.43 million against 3.36 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 65,330.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 265,991 296,340 30,349 Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.17 million 2.81 million 1.65 million Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.57 million 2.68 million 105,477 Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.43 million 3.38 million 45,670 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Afghanistan, at 3.43 million against 3.36 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
65,330, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 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.