School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 218,653 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 218,653 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 699,287 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 218,653 number, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 54th 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, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 356,560 number | — |
| 1999 | 368,857 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 373,554 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 370,048 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 377,204 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 387,113 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 590,332 number | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 613,846 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 639,803 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 671,769 number | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 699,287 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 488,430 number | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 236,031 number | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 226,088 number | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 223,161 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 220,515 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 218,653 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 362,708 number | 356,560 number | 368,857 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 521,139 number | 370,048 number | 699,287 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 224,890 number | 218,653 number | 236,031 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 51 Yemen 228,982 number compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 228,042 number compare
- 53 Mozambique 226,128 number compare
- 55 Niger 205,333 number compare
- 56 Burkina Faso 197,397 number compare
- 57 Romania 195,550 number compare
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 218,653 number in 2019, 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 699,287 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,653 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.