School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.35 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.35 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
49th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.59 million number
in 2010
All-time low
339,094 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.35 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.59 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 339,094 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 339,094 number | — |
| 1971 | 352,230 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 369,420 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 387,366 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 405,786 number | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 424,981 number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 445,511 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 468,044 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 490,410 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 512,839 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 536,552 number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 563,256 number | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 604,728 number | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 641,738 number | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 673,999 number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 703,616 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 734,390 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 790,865 number | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 829,631 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 850,021 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 860,557 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 876,568 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 905,230 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 944,965 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 993,195 number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.05 million number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.13 million number | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million number | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.28 million number | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.38 million number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.35 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 419,568 number | 339,094 number | 512,839 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 692,880 number | 536,552 number | 850,021 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million number | 860,557 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1.35 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 1.35 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,094 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.