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

Saudi Arabia: School age population, early childhood education, male was 1.23 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.23 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.23 million number
in 2019
All-time low
798,368 number
in 2004
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1998200820191998: 828.2k number1999: 835.0k number2000: 835.2k number2001: 838.9k number2002: 822.1k number2003: 808.1k number2004: 798.4k number2005: 800.4k number2006: 803.2k number2007: 808.8k number2008: 818.2k number2009: 830.0k number2010: 839.0k number2011: 850.3k number2012: 856.8k number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M 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

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Saudi Arabia is 1.23 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.23 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 798,368 number, in 2004.

That places Saudi Arabia 36th 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, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 828,240 number
1999 835,042 number +0.8%
2000 835,199 number +0.0%
2001 838,935 number +0.4%
2002 822,145 number -2.0%
2003 808,052 number -1.7%
2004 798,368 number -1.2%
2005 800,441 number +0.3%
2006 803,223 number +0.3%
2007 808,755 number +0.7%
2008 818,240 number +1.2%
2009 830,031 number +1.4%
2010 838,992 number +1.1%
2011 850,309 number +1.3%
2012 856,822 number +0.8%
2013 1.17 million number +36.4%
2014 1.18 million number +0.9%
2015 1.19 million number +0.7%
2016 1.19 million number +0.5%
2017 1.21 million number +1.4%
2018 1.22 million number +1.2%
2019 1.23 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 831,641 number 828,240 number 835,042 number 2
2000s 816,339 number 798,368 number 838,935 number 10
2010s 1.09 million number 838,992 number 1.23 million number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.35 million number compare
  2. 34 Ukraine 1.30 million number compare
  3. 35 Spain 1.26 million number compare
  4. 37 Niger 1.22 million number compare
  5. 38 Sudan 1.21 million number compare
  6. 39 France 1.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Saudi Arabia?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Saudi Arabia was 1.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 798,368 number in 2004.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/