School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.74 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.74 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
44th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.74 million number
in 2020
All-time low
453,513 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.74 million number for school age population, primary education, male 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 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.74 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 453,513 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, male (number) (School male) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 453,513 number | — |
| 1971 | 474,246 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 496,632 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 520,467 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 545,736 number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 572,497 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 601,076 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 628,771 number | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 660,205 number | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 695,708 number | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 735,509 number | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 779,414 number | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 821,814 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 867,219 number | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 914,408 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 961,951 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 1.01 million number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.06 million number | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.25 million number | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million number | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million number | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.58 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.57 million number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.59 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.59 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million number | +1.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.74 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 14.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.74 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 577,955 number, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 564,885 number | 453,513 number | 695,708 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 945,120 number | 735,509 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million number | 1.58 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million number | 1.74 million number | 1.74 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 1.74 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,513 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.