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Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in primary education, male was 1.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.71 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
44th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.92 million number
in 2014
All-time low
498,909 number
in 1979
Years of data
15
1979–2019

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1979199920191979: 498.9k number2005: 1.6M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.9M number2014: 1.9M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.7M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1.71 million number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.92 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 498,909 number, in 1979.

That places Saudi Arabia 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 498,909 number 498,909 number 498,909 number 1
2000s 1.63 million number 1.58 million number 1.67 million number 4
2010s 1.74 million number 1.63 million number 1.92 million number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 41 Cote d'Ivoire 2.07 million number compare
  2. 42 Nepal 1.96 million number compare
  3. 43 Peru 1.89 million number compare
  4. 45 Venezuela 1.70 million number compare
  5. 46 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  6. 47 Zambia 1.63 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 1.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 498,909 number in 1979.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.