School enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, primary, female was 104.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia is 104.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 136.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.3%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 70.3% | — |
| 2005 | 120.8% | +71.9% |
| 2007 | 124.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 126.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 127.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 130.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 134.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 136.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 103.0% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 104.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 104.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 107.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 109.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 107.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 104.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 104.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 102.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 104.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 124.8% | 120.8% | 127.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 114.2% | 103.0% | 136.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.0% | 101.2% | 104.6% | 4 |
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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 enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Saudi Arabia was 104.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 136.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.