Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 196,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 196,697 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 196,697 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,135 number, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 10,135 number | — |
| 2005 | 84,167 number | +730.5% |
| 2007 | 85,810 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 87,219 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 149,302 number | +71.2% |
| 2014 | 168,719 number | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 184,112 number | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 191,268 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 188,484 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 192,890 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 196,697 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,135 number | 10,135 number | 10,135 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 85,732 number | 84,167 number | 87,219 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 181,639 number | 149,302 number | 196,697 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 196,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 196,697 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,135 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. 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.