Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Official entrance age to early childhood educational development was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia stood at 2 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 3rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 years | — |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Niue 1 years compare
- 1 Naoero 3 years compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 3 years compare
- 2 Montserrat 0 years
- 3 United Arab Emirates 2 years compare
- 3 Belarus 2 years compare
- 3 Gambia 2 years compare
- 3 Marshall Islands 2 years compare
- 3 Mauritius 2 years compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 2 years
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia?
- Official entrance age to early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood educational development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for official entrance age to early childhood educational development?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood educational development rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release