Enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 1.47 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.61 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 106,509 number, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 106,509 number | — |
| 2005 | 1.25 million number | +1076.1% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million number | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million number | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million number | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million number | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million number | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,509 number | 106,509 number | 106,509 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.39 million number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 1.41 million number | 1.61 million number | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,509 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.