Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 91.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2018, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia stood at 91.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 118.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 62.9% | — |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +52.7% |
| 2007 | 103.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 106.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 107.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 108.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 105.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 107.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 113.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 118.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 106.0% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 103.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.9% | 62.9% | 62.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 96.1% | 107.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 105.6% | 91.5% | 118.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Saudi Arabia was 91.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.