Over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Over-age students, primary was 4.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia is 4.4%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 23.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2017.
Saudi Arabia ranks 110th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 23.9% | — |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 3.9% | 11.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Over-age students, primary in Saudi Arabia was 4.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. 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 (% of 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.