School age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 893,657 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
893,657 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
893,657 number
in 2019
All-time low
179,156 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019942019

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 in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1970 to 2019.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Iraq 1.03 million number compare
  2. 36 Mali 942,761 number compare
  3. 37 Burkina Faso 938,591 number compare
  4. 39 Myanmar 887,938 number compare
  5. 40 Malawi 823,523 number compare
  6. 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 809,401 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.