Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 26.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia is 26.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 26.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 149th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.0% | — |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +38.6% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | +18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.0% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 16.1% | 26.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 26.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release