School age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.12 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.12 million number.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.27 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 246,692 number, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246,692 number | — |
| 1971 | 255,831 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 266,185 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 277,003 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 288,384 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 300,267 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 312,604 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 325,353 number | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 339,201 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 354,687 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 372,409 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 392,864 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 428,496 number | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 463,437 number | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 495,978 number | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 524,635 number | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 547,838 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 568,584 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 584,839 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 597,913 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 608,118 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 616,338 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 626,424 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 641,227 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 662,252 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 690,406 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 725,914 number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 783,806 number | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 833,781 number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 871,973 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 895,190 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 900,537 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 924,261 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 942,350 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 961,481 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 985,166 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million number | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.12 million number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 296,621 number | 246,692 number | 354,687 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 497,699 number | 372,409 number | 597,913 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 706,024 number | 608,118 number | 871,973 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 998,900 number | 895,190 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.12 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,692 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.