Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.47. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.47 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.29, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 69.29 | — |
| 2009 | 98.01 | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 97.6 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.02 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 96.21 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.45 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 94.03 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 96.26 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 97.12 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.29 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.45 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.62 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.78 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.59 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.14 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.3 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 99.47 | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 99.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 99.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 95.42, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +41.4% | 69.29 | 98.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.29 | 69.29 | 69.29 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.01 | 98.01 | 98.01 | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2 | 92.45 | 97.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.86 | 96.59 | 99.47 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 99.47 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.29 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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 of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – 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
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 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.