Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 299,776 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
299,776 number
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
19th
of 133 countries
All-time high
478,915 number
in 2014
All-time low
299,776 number
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2013201620192013: 475.3k number2014: 478.9k number2015: 329.2k number2016: 318.4k number2017: 311.2k number2018: 321.9k number2019: 299.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 299,776 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Saudi Arabia, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 475,314 number
2014 478,915 number +0.8%
2015 329,207 number -31.3%
2016 318,434 number -3.3%
2017 311,241 number -2.3%
2018 321,870 number +3.4%
2019 299,776 number -6.9%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 299,776 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,470 number, 204.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 299,776 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,696 number, 5.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 16 Mali 337,041 number compare
  2. 17 Türkiye 329,345 number compare
  3. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 305,034 number
  4. 20 Brazil 280,144 number
  5. 21 Morocco 240,325 number compare
  6. 22 Guinea 203,865 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia was 299,776 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 478,915 number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 299,776 number in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/