Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 295,002 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 295,002 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 295,002 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83,351 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83,351 number | — |
| 1971 | 86,698 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 90,762 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 94,968 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 99,340 number | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 103,864 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 108,584 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 114,456 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 120,806 number | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 127,616 number | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 134,882 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 142,484 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 150,403 number | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 158,568 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 166,932 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 175,353 number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 183,822 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 195,116 number | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 207,433 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 219,944 number | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 231,746 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 241,787 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 250,228 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 255,996 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 259,708 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 261,837 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 263,073 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 263,951 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 266,050 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 268,934 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 271,773 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 273,833 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 273,079 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 269,881 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 265,619 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 261,533 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 259,146 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 256,978 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 257,147 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 259,115 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 262,348 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 265,920 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 266,687 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 269,123 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 272,456 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 275,737 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 278,001 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 283,157 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 287,566 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 291,438 number | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 295,002 number | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 295,002 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 13.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 295,002 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103,044 number | 83,351 number | 127,616 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 173,494 number | 134,882 number | 219,944 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,331 number | 231,746 number | 268,934 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,810 number | 256,978 number | 273,833 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,243 number | 262,348 number | 291,438 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 295,002 number | 295,002 number | 295,002 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 295,002 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 295,002 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,351 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.