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 142,887 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
142,887 number
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
20th
of 132 countries
All-time high
234,380 number
in 2014
All-time low
142,887 number
in 2019
Years of data
6
2013–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2013201620192013: 219.8k number2014: 234.4k number2015: 161.6k number2016: 164.9k number2017: 149.1k number2019: 142.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 142,887 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 219,829 number
2014 234,380 number +6.6%
2015 161,624 number -31.0%
2016 164,913 number +2.0%
2017 149,130 number -9.6%
2019 142,887 number -4.2%

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 17 Philippines 160,325 number compare
  2. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 151,218 number
  3. 19 Brazil 149,173 number
  4. 21 Morocco 129,360 number compare
  5. 22 Guinea 104,581 number
  6. 23 Tajikistan 92,049 number compare

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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 142,887 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 234,380 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 142,887 number in 2019.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 132 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 35.0%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 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/