School age population, pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 923,760 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 923,760 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 923,760 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 181,183 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, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 181,183 number | — |
| 1971 | 189,164 number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 197,413 number | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 206,439 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 216,417 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 227,562 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 240,165 number | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 252,382 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 265,742 number | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 280,314 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 296,126 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 312,984 number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 328,941 number | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 346,239 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 364,884 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 384,925 number | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 406,484 number | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 433,209 number | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 461,583 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 488,811 number | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 511,259 number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 525,164 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 541,034 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 547,802 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 547,852 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 544,752 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 542,876 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 545,096 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 828,240 number | +51.9% |
| 1999 | 835,042 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 835,199 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 838,935 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 822,145 number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 808,052 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 798,368 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 800,441 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 803,223 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 808,755 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 818,240 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 830,031 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 838,992 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 850,309 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 856,822 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 866,716 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 877,546 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 883,877 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 889,405 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 903,054 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 914,940 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 923,760 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,678 number | 181,183 number | 280,314 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 382,419 number | 296,126 number | 488,811 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 596,912 number | 511,259 number | 835,042 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 816,339 number | 798,368 number | 838,935 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 880,542 number | 838,992 number | 923,760 number | 10 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 923,760 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 923,760 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,183 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.