Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.6774 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.6774 modelled data
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
164th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.6 modelled data
in 2018
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia is 0.6774 modelled data, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6 modelled data, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1 modelled data | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9463 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.95 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.96 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8696 modelled data | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.75 modelled data | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.675 modelled data | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6286 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6207 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.64 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7273 modelled data | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6667 modelled data | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6207 modelled data | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.641 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6667 modelled data | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7105 modelled data | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7143 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7188 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6774 modelled data | -5.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6774 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 69% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6774 modelled data is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9587 modelled data, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9888 modelled data | 0.8696 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.657 modelled data | 0.6 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6924 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 0.7188 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Saudi Arabia was 0.6774 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 modelled data in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release