Primary education, pupils (% female) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 49.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia is 49.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia peaked at 50.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 37.5% | — |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, pupils (% female) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.9% | 37.5% | 49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.6% | 50.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia was 49.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.