School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 893,657 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 893,657 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 893,657 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 179,156 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, female (number) (School) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 179,156 number | — |
| 1971 | 186,088 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 194,693 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 203,738 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 213,245 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 223,294 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 234,040 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 247,262 number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 261,224 number | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 275,848 number | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 291,033 number | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 306,444 number | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 322,891 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 340,276 number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 358,460 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 377,316 number | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 396,929 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 422,972 number | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 449,448 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 474,226 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 494,851 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 508,654 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 519,874 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 526,307 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 529,305 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 530,706 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 532,583 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 535,333 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 812,998 number | +51.9% |
| 1999 | 819,645 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 820,717 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 819,840 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 808,128 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 793,116 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 779,545 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 778,883 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 780,693 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 784,512 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 793,915 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 806,521 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 815,854 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 826,993 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 834,113 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 844,611 number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 855,615 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 861,308 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 864,618 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 877,492 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 887,083 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 893,657 number | +0.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 893,657 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 14.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 893,657 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 244,608 number, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.9% | 535,333 number | 812,998 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,859 number | 179,156 number | 275,848 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,000 number | 291,033 number | 474,226 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 581,026 number | 494,851 number | 819,645 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 796,587 number | 778,883 number | 820,717 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 856,134 number | 815,854 number | 893,657 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 893,657 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 893,657 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,156 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.