School age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 510,377 in 2025. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 510,377 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia peaked at 576,204 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 510,377, in 2025.
That places Saudi Arabia 36th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 528,449 | — |
| 2014 | 536,261 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 545,876 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 562,273 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 571,780 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 568,625 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 569,743 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 576,204 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 545,902 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 516,536 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 522,583 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 510,377 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 554,715 | 528,449 | 571,780 | 7 |
| 2020s | 534,320 | 510,377 | 576,204 | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia was 510,377 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 576,204 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 510,377 in 2025.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 36th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release