Over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia is 3.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 21.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2017.
That places Saudi Arabia 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.5% | — |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -39.5% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -30.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -32.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -49.2% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 115 United Arab Emirates 4.0% compare
- 116 Estonia 4.0% compare
- 117 Romania 3.8% compare
- 119 Luxembourg 3.7% compare
- 120 Seychelles 3.7% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.7% compare
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 over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Saudi Arabia was 3.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.