Enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 1.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.68 million number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.81 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 298,876 number, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 298,876 number | — |
| 2005 | 1.52 million number | +408.1% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.77 million number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million number | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298,876 number | 298,876 number | 298,876 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.58 million number | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,876 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.