School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.03 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.12 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 977,302, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 46th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 977,302 | — |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.03 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 977,302 | 1.09 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 1.03 million | 1.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 43 Cambodia 1.05 million compare
- 44 Spain 1.04 million compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 1.03 million compare
- 47 Chad 1.02 million compare
- 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.02 million compare
- 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.01 million compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.03 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 977,302 in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release