School enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, primary, private was 15.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia is 15.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.1% | — |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Saudi Arabia was 15.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 87th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.