School age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.68 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.68 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
44th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.68 million number
in 2020
All-time low
449,839 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.68 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.68 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 449,839 number, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 449,839 number | — |
| 1971 | 468,265 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 489,971 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 513,335 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 537,684 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 562,294 number | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 586,893 number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 615,519 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 647,054 number | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 681,841 number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 720,312 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 762,295 number | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 806,910 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 853,523 number | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 900,538 number | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 946,082 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 989,227 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1.09 million number | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million number | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million number | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.47 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.50 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.53 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.61 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.58 million number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.57 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.65 million number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 555,270 number | 449,839 number | 681,841 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 926,777 number | 720,312 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.65 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.68 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.71 million number compare
- 45 Malawi 1.61 million number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.60 million number compare
- 47 Peru 1.59 million number compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.68 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 449,839 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.