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
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2019
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
| 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
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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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About this data
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/