Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 15.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 15.66 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.73 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.14, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.14 | — |
| 2006 | 7.68 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 8.21 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 8.11 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.85 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 9.18 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.08 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.08 | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 13.59 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 15.78 | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 16.73 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.41 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.58 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.73 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.07 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 12.71 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 14.19 | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 15.66 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 | 7.14 | 8.85 | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.49 | 9.18 | 16.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.47 | 12.71 | 15.73 | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Saudi Arabia was 15.66 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.73 in 2016.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.14 in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.