School age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 662,225 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
662,225 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
787,690 number
in 2010
All-time low
168,876 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 662,225 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 787,690 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 168,876 number, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 50th 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, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 168,876 number
1971 175,267 number +3.8%
1972 182,264 number +4.0%
1973 189,846 number +4.2%
1974 197,955 number +4.3%
1975 206,685 number +4.4%
1976 216,261 number +4.6%
1977 226,597 number +4.8%
1978 237,935 number +5.0%
1979 250,162 number +5.1%
1980 263,221 number +5.2%
1981 277,099 number +5.3%
1982 295,869 number +6.8%
1983 313,426 number +5.9%
1984 329,852 number +5.2%
1985 345,632 number +4.8%
1986 361,838 number +4.7%
1987 376,487 number +4.0%
1988 388,858 number +3.3%
1989 398,711 number +2.5%
1990 408,415 number +2.4%
1991 421,967 number +3.3%
1992 443,612 number +5.1%
1993 467,757 number +5.4%
1994 494,218 number +5.7%
1995 524,634 number +6.2%
1996 560,017 number +6.7%
1997 586,823 number +4.8%
1998 603,136 number +2.8%
1999 608,081 number +0.8%
2000 606,179 number -0.3%
2001 607,224 number +0.2%
2002 633,570 number +4.3%
2003 659,651 number +4.1%
2004 682,990 number +3.5%
2005 704,190 number +3.1%
2006 723,857 number +2.8%
2007 744,753 number +2.9%
2008 763,992 number +2.6%
2009 779,731 number +2.1%
2010 787,690 number +1.0%
2011 785,226 number -0.3%
2012 762,723 number -2.9%
2013 737,681 number -3.3%
2014 713,752 number -3.2%
2015 692,844 number -2.9%
2016 677,103 number -2.3%
2017 676,763 number -0.1%
2018 672,893 number -0.6%
2019 666,197 number -1.0%
2020 662,225 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 205,185 number 168,876 number 250,162 number 10
1980s 335,099 number 263,221 number 398,711 number 10
1990s 511,866 number 408,415 number 608,081 number 10
2000s 690,614 number 606,179 number 779,731 number 10
2010s 717,287 number 666,197 number 787,690 number 10
2020s 662,225 number 662,225 number 662,225 number 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 47 Republic of Korea 700,755 number compare
  2. 48 Sri Lanka 679,759 number compare
  3. 49 Zimbabwe 667,629 number compare
  4. 51 Burkina Faso 655,960 number compare
  5. 52 Spain 644,352 number compare
  6. 53 Mali 637,748 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 662,225 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 787,690 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 168,876 number in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.