School enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 19.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia is 19.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +194.1% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +60.9% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.7% | 22.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 22.3% | 2 |
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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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Saudi Arabia was 19.0% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.