School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 734,399 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
734,399 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
52nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
798,730 number
in 2007
All-time low
187,701 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 734,399 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 798,730 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 187,701 number, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 187,701 number | — |
| 1971 | 195,389 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 203,435 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 212,375 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 222,374 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 233,480 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 245,329 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 256,925 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 268,560 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 280,987 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 294,962 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 310,905 number | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 329,210 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 348,522 number | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 368,998 number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 390,070 number | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 410,545 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 424,455 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 438,205 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 454,715 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 474,963 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 499,119 number | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 528,158 number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 561,088 number | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 597,413 number | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 636,429 number | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 675,345 number | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 681,214 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 680,592 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 682,471 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 691,130 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 705,808 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 727,260 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 743,416 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 757,571 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 773,747 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 791,648 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 798,730 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 794,731 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 783,827 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 770,574 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 758,827 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 738,096 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 724,927 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 717,178 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 711,531 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 706,452 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 708,207 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 711,844 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 720,148 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 734,399 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,656 number | 187,701 number | 280,987 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,059 number | 294,962 number | 454,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 601,679 number | 474,963 number | 682,471 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 756,787 number | 691,130 number | 798,730 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 726,778 number | 706,452 number | 770,574 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 734,399 number | 734,399 number | 734,399 number | 1 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 734,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 798,730 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,701 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.