School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 231,376 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 231,376 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 728,396 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 231,376 number, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 52nd 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, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 360,373 number | — |
| 1999 | 372,161 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 376,498 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 371,737 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 386,498 number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 400,364 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 619,202 number | +54.7% |
| 2005 | 643,823 number | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 666,374 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 702,592 number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 728,396 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 503,090 number | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 244,292 number | -51.4% |
| 2016 | 234,396 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 233,965 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 232,874 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 231,376 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366,267 number | 360,373 number | 372,161 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 539,857 number | 371,737 number | 728,396 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,381 number | 231,376 number | 244,292 number | 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, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 231,376 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 728,396 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,376 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.