Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Qatar
102.8%
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
102.4%
in 2019
Qatar rank
73rd
Saudi Arabia rank
76th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 102.8% against 102.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 105.8% 98.7% 7.1% Qatar
2010s 100.5% 108.1% 7.6% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
Qatar, at 102.8% against 102.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
0.4%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Qatar ranks 73rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.