Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in primary education, male was 1.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
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.
Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 498,909 number | — |
| 2005 | 1.58 million number | +216.5% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.67 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million number | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million number | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.71 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 135,298 number, 12.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.71 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 586,203 number, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +216.5% | 498,909 number | 1.58 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
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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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.