Population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.41 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.41 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.41 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.89 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.84 million | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.97 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.03 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.09 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.36 million | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 2.41 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.89 million | 1.87 million | 1.90 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.97 million | 1.84 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.24 million | 2.41 million | 5 |
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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 population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Saudi Arabia was 2.41 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release