School age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 1.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.21 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.33 million number
in 2013
All-time low
263,344 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.21 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.33 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 263,344 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 263,344 number | — |
| 1971 | 271,900 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 285,296 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 299,921 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 315,908 number | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 332,683 number | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 349,794 number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 375,981 number | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 398,232 number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 417,661 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 435,284 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 451,927 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 494,975 number | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 532,793 number | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 564,868 number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 590,593 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 609,424 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 684,196 number | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 756,746 number | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 817,483 number | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 856,996 number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 866,264 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 815,669 number | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 763,115 number | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 723,293 number | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 702,344 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 707,398 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 797,878 number | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 862,429 number | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 899,554 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 915,156 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 913,940 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 970,713 number | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.32 million number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331,072 number | 263,344 number | 417,661 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 593,829 number | 435,284 number | 817,483 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 799,494 number | 702,344 number | 899,554 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 913,940 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 1.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,344 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.