Children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Children out of school, primary, male was 12,825 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12,825 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.5% on the previous year and down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 143,472 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,825, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 55,625 | — |
| 2013 | 143,472 | +157.9% |
| 2014 | 122,146 | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 87,623 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 46,732 | -46.7% |
| 2021 | 65,970 | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 50,270 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 12,825 | -74.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,625 | 55,625 | 55,625 | 1 |
| 2010s | 117,747 | 87,623 | 143,472 | 3 |
| 2020s | 43,949 | 12,825 | 65,970 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Saudi Arabia was 12,825 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 143,472 in 2013.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,825 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.