School age population, early … age male educational development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, early … age male educational development was 260,940 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 260,940 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Saudi Arabia peaked at 295,239 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 260,940, in 2025.
That places Saudi Arabia 36th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 276,311 | — |
| 2014 | 279,656 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 285,550 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 293,964 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 295,239 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 293,167 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 290,767 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 293,656 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 278,987 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 263,254 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 266,141 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 260,940 | -2.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 260,940 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 3.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 260,940 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 260,940, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 287,808 | 276,311 | 295,239 | 7 |
| 2020s | 272,596 | 260,940 | 293,656 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (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 260,940 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 295,239 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,940 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 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release