Kenya vs Saudi Arabia: Population by level of education

Kenya
23.07 million people
in 2100
Saudi Arabia
24.36 million people
in 2100
Kenya rank
32nd
Saudi Arabia rank
31st

Population by level of education over time

  • Kenya
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195020252100

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 24.36 million people against 23.07 million people in Kenya, a difference of 1.29 million people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 9,900 people 5,550 people 4,350 people Kenya
1960s 29,650 people 28,100 people 1,550 people Kenya
1970s 90,350 people 127,000 people 36,650 people Saudi Arabia
1980s 228,450 people 439,000 people 210,550 people Saudi Arabia
1990s 515,750 people 1.13 million people 614,950 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.07 million people 2.16 million people 1.09 million people Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.54 million people 4.19 million people 2.65 million people Saudi Arabia
2020s 2.38 million people 6.85 million people 4.47 million people Saudi Arabia
2030s 3.81 million people 9.60 million people 5.79 million people Saudi Arabia
2040s 5.74 million people 12.81 million people 7.08 million people Saudi Arabia
2050s 8.17 million people 15.99 million people 7.82 million people Saudi Arabia
2060s 11.07 million people 18.72 million people 7.65 million people Saudi Arabia
2070s 14.29 million people 20.94 million people 6.65 million people Saudi Arabia
2080s 17.64 million people 22.64 million people 5.01 million people Saudi Arabia
2090s 20.82 million people 23.82 million people 3.00 million people Saudi Arabia
2100s 23.07 million people 24.36 million people 1.29 million people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Kenya or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 24.36 million people against 23.07 million people in Kenya as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
1.29 million people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Saudi Arabia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Kenya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population by level of education?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.