Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 99.2% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.4%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 87.4% | — |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.8% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 12 Netherlands 99.3% compare
- 13 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 14 Portugal 99.3% compare
- 16 Luxembourg 99.2% compare
- 17 Serbia 99.2% compare
- 18 Czechia 99.2% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Saudi Arabia was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.4% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release