School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.19 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 2019
All-time low
778,883 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200820191998: 813.0k number1999: 819.6k number2000: 820.7k number2001: 819.8k number2002: 808.1k number2003: 793.1k number2004: 779.5k number2005: 778.9k number2006: 780.7k number2007: 784.5k number2008: 793.9k number2009: 806.5k number2010: 815.9k number2011: 827.0k number2012: 834.1k number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.2M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.19 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 778,883 number, in 2005.

That places Saudi Arabia 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 812,998 number
1999 819,645 number +0.8%
2000 820,717 number +0.1%
2001 819,840 number -0.1%
2002 808,128 number -1.4%
2003 793,116 number -1.9%
2004 779,545 number -1.7%
2005 778,883 number -0.1%
2006 780,693 number +0.2%
2007 784,512 number +0.5%
2008 793,915 number +1.2%
2009 806,521 number +1.6%
2010 815,854 number +1.2%
2011 826,993 number +1.4%
2012 834,113 number +0.9%
2013 1.14 million number +36.6%
2014 1.15 million number +0.9%
2015 1.16 million number +0.6%
2016 1.16 million number +0.3%
2017 1.18 million number +1.4%
2018 1.19 million number +0.9%
2019 1.19 million number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 816,322 number 812,998 number 819,645 number 2
2000s 796,587 number 778,883 number 820,717 number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 815,854 number 1.19 million number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 32 Uzbekistan 1.31 million number compare
  2. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.30 million number compare
  3. 34 Ukraine 1.22 million number compare
  4. 36 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  5. 37 Niger 1.18 million number compare
  6. 38 Sudan 1.18 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Saudi Arabia was 1.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 778,883 number in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/