School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 263,595 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
263,595 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
47th
of 204 countries
All-time high
269,912 number
in 2006
All-time low
67,451 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 263,595 number.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 269,912 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67,451 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,451 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,237 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 73,258 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 76,716 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 80,617 number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 84,662 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 88,455 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 92,183 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 96,428 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 101,173 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 106,552 number | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 112,739 number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 119,526 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 126,758 number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 134,390 number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 141,853 number | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 148,375 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 153,460 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 159,920 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 167,400 number | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 176,276 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 187,055 number | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 199,053 number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 211,244 number | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 224,019 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 235,750 number | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 243,911 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 241,341 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 241,642 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 244,456 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 248,692 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 253,036 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 256,896 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 260,966 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 265,918 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 269,796 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 269,912 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 264,577 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 259,955 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 255,382 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 251,793 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 251,172 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 248,531 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 246,551 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 245,288 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 244,984 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 245,651 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 248,735 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 252,543 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 257,566 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 263,595 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,118 number | 67,451 number | 101,173 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 137,097 number | 106,552 number | 167,400 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 220,475 number | 176,276 number | 244,456 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 260,513 number | 248,692 number | 269,912 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 249,281 number | 244,984 number | 257,566 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,595 number | 263,595 number | 263,595 number | 1 |
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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, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 263,595 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 269,912 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,451 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.