Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l was 15.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 15.66 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in 2024.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.73 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.14, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.14 | — |
| 2007 | 8.21 | +15.0% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | 15.66 | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.08 | 7.14 | 8.85 | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.49 | 9.18 | 16.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.54 | 12.71 | 15.73 | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Saudi Arabia was 15.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 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 l 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 l?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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