School age population, lower secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 758,908 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
758,908 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 205 countries
All-time high
818,132 number
in 2007
All-time low
188,205 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male in Saudi Arabia is 758,908 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 818,132 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 188,205 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 188,205 number | — |
| 1971 | 196,771 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 206,924 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 217,440 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 228,527 number | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 240,296 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 252,667 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 263,325 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 274,262 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 286,951 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 302,178 number | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 319,906 number | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 338,693 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 356,800 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 376,008 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 396,878 number | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 418,423 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 441,506 number | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 457,775 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 474,012 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 491,233 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 508,547 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 536,388 number | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 572,897 number | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 616,183 number | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 665,210 number | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 715,446 number | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 717,732 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 706,483 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 698,666 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 704,989 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 726,459 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 744,544 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 757,464 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 770,512 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 787,744 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 807,471 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 818,132 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 813,850 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 801,408 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 787,979 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 778,184 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 758,772 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 744,883 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 736,601 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 732,445 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 731,143 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 733,465 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 736,663 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 744,775 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 758,908 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 235,537 number | 188,205 number | 286,951 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 388,218 number | 302,178 number | 474,012 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 622,878 number | 491,233 number | 717,732 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 773,257 number | 704,989 number | 818,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 748,491 number | 731,143 number | 787,979 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 758,908 number | 758,908 number | 758,908 number | 1 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 758,908 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 818,132 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,205 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.