Primary enrollment selected countries in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary enrollment selected countries was 99.47 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries in Saudi Arabia is 99.47, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries 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 13 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries 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% |
| 2020 | 97.78 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.59 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.14 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.47 | +2.4% |
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 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 | 95.67 | 92.45 | 97.6 | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.74 | 96.59 | 99.47 | 4 |
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 enrollment selected countries in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in Saudi Arabia was 99.47 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.47 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.29 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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