Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 63,564 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
63,564 number
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
65th
of 142 countries
All-time high
704,265 number
in 1979
All-time low
63,564 number
in 2019
Years of data
5
1979–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1979199920191979: 704.3k number2009: 422.9k number2016: 96.7k number2018: 70.6k number2019: 63.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia stood at 63,564 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia peaked at 704,265 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 63,564 number, in 2019.

Saudi Arabia ranks 65th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1979 to 2019.
Year number Change
1979 704,265 number
2009 422,936 number -39.9%
2016 96,743 number -77.1%
2018 70,598 number -27.0%
2019 63,564 number -10.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 63,564 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 4.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 63,564 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70,726 number, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 704,265 number 704,265 number 704,265 number 1
2000s 422,936 number 422,936 number 422,936 number 1
2010s 76,968 number 63,564 number 96,743 number 3

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 62 Djibouti 70,726 number compare
  2. 63 Kyrgyzstan 65,753 number compare
  3. 64 Switzerland 65,430 number compare
  4. 66 Bulgaria 63,325 number compare
  5. 67 Poland 61,210 number compare
  6. 68 Hungary 59,511 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Saudi Arabia was 63,564 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 704,265 number in 1979.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 63,564 number in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Saudi Arabia ranks 65th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/