School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 2.84 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.84 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3.16 million number
in 2009
All-time low
715,000 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 2.84 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.16 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 715,000 number, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 49th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 715,000 number | — |
| 1971 | 744,390 number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 779,779 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 817,181 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 856,687 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 898,757 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 943,507 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 988,294 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.08 million number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1.13 million number | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.19 million number | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million number | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million number | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.49 million number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.56 million number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.66 million number | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.73 million number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.78 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.83 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.97 million number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.08 million number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 2.21 million number | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 2.36 million number | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 2.52 million number | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.59 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 2.61 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.61 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.65 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.83 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.91 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.06 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.12 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.15 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.16 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.15 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.04 million number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.96 million number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.90 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.85 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.81 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.82 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.83 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.84 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 885,760 number | 715,000 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.61 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 million number | 2.62 million number | 3.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million number | 2.81 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million number | 2.84 million number | 2.84 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 2.84 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 715,000 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.