School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.82 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.82 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.82 million number
in 2019
All-time low
360,339 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.82 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.82 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 360,339 number, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 360,339 number | — |
| 1971 | 375,252 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 392,106 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 410,177 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 429,662 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 450,856 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 474,205 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 499,644 number | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 526,966 number | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 556,162 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 587,159 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 619,428 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 651,832 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 686,515 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 723,344 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 762,241 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 803,413 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 856,181 number | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 911,031 number | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 963,037 number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.07 million number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million number | +51.9% |
| 1999 | 1.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.66 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.58 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.65 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.68 million number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.69 million number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 447,537 number | 360,339 number | 556,162 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 756,418 number | 587,159 number | 963,037 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 1.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,339 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.