School age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 687,065 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
687,065 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
803,393 number
in 2010
All-time low
170,218 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia is 687,065 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 803,393 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 170,218 number, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th 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, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 170,218 number | — |
| 1971 | 176,963 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 187,156 number | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 197,520 number | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 207,831 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 218,296 number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 229,250 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 241,447 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 252,475 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 262,677 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 273,331 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 286,157 number | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 308,859 number | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 328,312 number | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 344,147 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 357,984 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 372,552 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 414,378 number | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 440,773 number | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 451,310 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 452,142 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 454,601 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 461,618 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 477,208 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 498,977 number | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 529,515 number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 569,175 number | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 601,484 number | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 618,768 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 620,427 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 613,512 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 612,540 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 643,764 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 674,233 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 699,390 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 718,770 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 734,369 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 759,973 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 781,582 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 797,131 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 803,393 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 799,303 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 780,327 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 757,401 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 734,346 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 713,667 number | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 698,777 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 703,460 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 702,189 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 694,913 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 687,065 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 214,383 number | 170,218 number | 262,677 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 357,780 number | 273,331 number | 451,310 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 528,392 number | 452,142 number | 620,427 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 703,526 number | 612,540 number | 797,131 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 738,778 number | 694,913 number | 803,393 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 687,065 number | 687,065 number | 687,065 number | 1 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 687,065 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 803,393 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,218 number in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.