School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 1.45 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.45 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.60 million number
in 2009
All-time low
358,423 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.45 million number.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.60 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 358,423 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, male (number) (age male) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 358,423 number | — |
| 1971 | 373,734 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 394,080 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 414,960 number | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 436,358 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 458,592 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 481,917 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 504,772 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 526,737 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 549,628 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 575,509 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 606,063 number | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 647,552 number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 685,112 number | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 720,155 number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 754,862 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 790,975 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 855,884 number | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 898,548 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 925,322 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 943,375 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 963,148 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 998,006 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million number | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million number | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million number | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million number | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.33 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.32 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.60 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million number | +0.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.45 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 164,351 number, 8.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.45 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 578,161 number, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 449,920 number | 358,423 number | 549,628 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 745,998 number | 575,509 number | 925,322 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 million number | 943,375 number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.45 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, secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 1.45 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,423 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.