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

Latest (2019)
923,760 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
923,760 number
in 2019
All-time low
181,183 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

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

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M197019942019

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 35 Angola 1.08 million number compare
  2. 36 Mali 975,985 number compare
  3. 37 Burkina Faso 972,143 number compare
  4. 39 Myanmar 902,443 number compare
  5. 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 844,047 number compare
  6. 41 Malawi 840,734 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.