MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
93.3%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
98.6%
in 2024
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
56th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 98.6% against 93.3% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1979 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 93.8% | 1.4% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.6% | 0.8% | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 98.7% | 4.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 98.7% | 5.3% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 98.6% against 93.3% in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Saudi Arabia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release