Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 196,697 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
196,697 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
55th
of 170 countries
All-time high
196,697 number
in 2019
All-time low
84,167 number
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2019

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2005201220192005: 84.2k number2008: 87.2k number2013: 149.3k number2014: 168.7k number2015: 184.1k number2016: 191.3k number2017: 188.5k number2018: 192.9k number2019: 196.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 196,697 number for enrolment in early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 125.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 196,697 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84,167 number, in 2005.

That places Saudi Arabia 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 84,167 number
2008 87,219 number +3.6%
2013 149,302 number +71.2%
2014 168,719 number +13.0%
2015 184,112 number +9.1%
2016 191,268 number +3.9%
2017 188,484 number -1.5%
2018 192,890 number +2.3%
2019 196,697 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85,693 number 84,167 number 87,219 number 2
2010s 181,639 number 149,302 number 196,697 number 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 52 Netherlands 233,214 number compare
  2. 53 Belgium 220,365 number compare
  3. 54 Belarus 199,586 number compare
  4. 56 Zimbabwe 188,568 number compare
  5. 57 Dominican Republic 179,597 number compare
  6. 58 Czechia 175,630 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia was 196,697 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 196,697 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 84,167 number in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.5%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.