Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 193,402 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
193,402 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
59th
of 196 countries
All-time high
198,288 number
in 2016
All-time low
12,609 number
in 1979
Years of data
11
1979–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1979199920191979: 12.6k number2005: 92.1k number2007: 93.5k number2008: 95.1k number2013: 97.1k number2014: 136.8k number2015: 189.4k number2016: 198.3k number2017: 185.4k number2018: 189.7k number2019: 193.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 193,402 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 198,288 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12,609 number, in 1979.

That places Saudi Arabia 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,609 number 12,609 number 12,609 number 1
2000s 93,557 number 92,064 number 95,069 number 3
2010s 170,012 number 97,083 number 198,288 number 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 233,133 number compare
  2. 57 Belgium 230,705 number compare
  3. 58 Sri Lanka 229,099 number compare
  4. 60 Cuba 191,929 number compare
  5. 61 Czech Republic 190,761 number compare
  6. 62 Papua New Guinea 186,363 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 193,402 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 198,288 number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 12,609 number in 1979.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.