School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 450,029 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 450,029 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.43 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 450,029 number, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 716,933 number | — |
| 1999 | 741,018 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 750,052 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 741,785 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 763,702 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 787,477 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million number | +53.6% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million number | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 991,520 number | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 480,323 number | -51.6% |
| 2016 | 460,484 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 457,126 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 453,389 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 450,029 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 728,976 number | 716,933 number | 741,018 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 741,785 number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 460,270 number | 450,029 number | 480,323 number | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia was 450,029 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,029 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.