School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 234,526 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
234,526
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
56th
of 174 countries
All-time high
675,555
in 2008
All-time low
193,858
in 2019
Years of data
24
1998–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 234,526 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 675,555 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 193,858, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 256,629 | — |
| 1999 | 271,714 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 286,738 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 306,584 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 328,622 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 352,159 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 552,780 | +57.0% |
| 2005 | 587,982 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 621,278 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 651,283 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 675,555 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 461,390 | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 225,924 | -51.0% |
| 2014 | 213,662 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 204,882 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 202,319 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 194,908 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 195,674 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 193,858 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 196,038 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 202,513 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 206,964 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 223,088 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 234,526 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 264,172 | 256,629 | 271,714 | 2 |
| 2000s | 482,437 | 286,738 | 675,555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,461 | 193,858 | 225,924 | 7 |
| 2020s | 212,626 | 196,038 | 234,526 | 5 |
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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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 234,526 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 675,555 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,858 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release