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

Latest (2019)
450,029 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
53rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.43 million number
in 2008
All-time low
450,029 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M1998200820191998: 716.9k number1999: 741.0k number2000: 750.1k number2001: 741.8k number2002: 763.7k number2003: 787.5k number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 991.5k number2015: 480.3k number2016: 460.5k number2017: 457.1k number2018: 453.4k number2019: 450.0k number

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 50 Benin 469,335 number compare
  2. 51 Yemen 464,398 number compare
  3. 52 Sierra Leone 456,879 number compare
  4. 54 Mozambique 448,429 number compare
  5. 55 Niger 418,328 number compare
  6. 56 Romania 403,753 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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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.