Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 27.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 27.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.9% | — |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 12.9% | 23.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 16.8% | 27.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia was 27.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release