School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) was 18.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary in Saudi Arabia stood at 18.3%.
The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 22.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.1% | — |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +172.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -15.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +172.9% | 4.1% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 11.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Saudi Arabia was 18.3% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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 (% 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.