Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 50.4% | — |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +89.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.3% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 United Arab Emirates 99.9% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.9% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.7% compare
- 9 Cyprus 99.7% compare
- 10 Netherlands 99.6% compare
- 11 Luxembourg 99.6% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Saudi Arabia was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release