School enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, secondary, private was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia stood at 14.4%.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.4% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.8% | 14.4% | 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, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Saudi Arabia was 14.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 84th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.