Saudi Arabia vs Spain: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Saudi Arabia
2.42 million number
in 2019
Spain
2.45 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
36th
Spain rank
35th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
01.0M2.0M3.0M199820092020

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2.45 million number against 2.42 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 24,700 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1.65 million number 1.16 million number 486,410 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.61 million number 1.21 million number 402,054 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.16 million number 2.34 million number 177,404 number Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
Spain, at 2.45 million number against 2.42 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
24,700 number, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/