School age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.40 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.40 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.56 million number
in 2009
All-time low
356,577 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.40 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.56 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 356,577 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 356,577 number | — |
| 1971 | 370,656 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 385,699 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 402,221 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 420,329 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 440,165 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 461,590 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 483,522 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 506,495 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 531,149 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 558,183 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 588,004 number | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 625,079 number | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 661,948 number | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 698,850 number | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 735,702 number | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 772,383 number | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 800,942 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 827,063 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 853,426 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 883,378 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 921,086 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 971,770 number | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million number | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million number | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million number | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million number | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.40 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.40 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 435,840 number | 356,577 number | 531,149 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 712,158 number | 558,183 number | 853,426 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million number | 883,378 number | 1.29 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.40 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.40 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,577 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.