School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 273,057 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
273,057 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
46th
of 204 countries
All-time high
276,569 number
in 2006
All-time low
67,724 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 273,057 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 276,569 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67,724 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,724 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,836 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 74,304 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 78,019 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 82,000 number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 86,159 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 90,377 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 94,031 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 98,344 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 103,438 number | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 109,316 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 115,824 number | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 122,004 number | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 128,862 number | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 136,446 number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 144,171 number | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 151,156 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 157,407 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 164,323 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 171,243 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 178,990 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 188,517 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 203,265 number | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 218,897 number | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 236,111 number | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 251,442 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 259,970 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 252,225 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 249,058 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 250,593 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 255,517 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 261,906 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 262,214 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 265,194 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 270,912 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 276,024 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 276,569 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 271,226 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 266,605 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 262,342 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 259,197 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 258,755 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 255,393 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 253,190 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 252,363 number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 252,915 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 254,453 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 256,791 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 260,764 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 266,566 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 273,057 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84,523 number | 67,724 number | 103,438 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,075 number | 109,316 number | 171,243 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,907 number | 178,990 number | 259,970 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 266,851 number | 255,517 number | 276,569 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 257,039 number | 252,363 number | 266,566 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,057 number | 273,057 number | 273,057 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, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 273,057 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 276,569 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,724 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.