School age population, one year before than official … female than in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 298,234 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
298,234 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
45th
of 202 countries
All-time high
298,234 number
in 2020
All-time low
87,388 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 298,234 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia peaked at 298,234 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 87,388 number, in 1970.

That places Saudi Arabia 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 87,388 number —
1971 90,820 number +3.9%
1972 95,031 number +4.6%
1973 99,441 number +4.6%
1974 104,049 number +4.6%
1975 108,883 number +4.6%
1976 114,008 number +4.7%
1977 120,375 number +5.6%
1978 127,150 number +5.6%
1979 134,309 number +5.6%
1980 141,814 number +5.6%
1981 149,514 number +5.4%
1982 157,611 number +5.4%
1983 166,109 number +5.4%
1984 174,920 number +5.3%
1985 183,963 number +5.2%
1986 193,264 number +5.1%
1987 205,775 number +6.5%
1988 218,800 number +6.3%
1989 231,379 number +5.7%
1990 242,384 number +4.8%
1991 250,572 number +3.4%
1992 257,134 number +2.6%
1993 261,223 number +1.6%
1994 263,398 number +0.8%
1995 264,461 number +0.4%
1996 265,334 number +0.3%
1997 266,538 number +0.5%
1998 268,863 number +0.9%
1999 271,565 number +1.0%
2000 273,739 number +0.8%
2001 274,524 number +0.3%
2002 272,006 number -0.9%
2003 267,713 number -1.6%
2004 262,932 number -1.8%
2005 259,323 number -1.4%
2006 258,712 number -0.2%
2007 258,198 number -0.2%
2008 259,815 number +0.6%
2009 263,017 number +1.2%
2010 266,940 number +1.5%
2011 270,404 number +1.3%
2012 272,065 number +0.6%
2013 275,155 number +1.1%
2014 278,836 number +1.3%
2015 282,018 number +1.1%
2016 283,618 number +0.6%
2017 288,454 number +1.7%
2018 292,415 number +1.4%
2019 295,579 number +1.1%
2020 298,234 number +0.9%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 298,234 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 10.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 298,234 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 108,145 number 87,388 number 134,309 number 10
1980s 182,315 number 141,814 number 231,379 number 10
1990s 261,147 number 242,384 number 271,565 number 10
2000s 264,998 number 258,198 number 274,524 number 10
2010s 280,548 number 266,940 number 295,579 number 10
2020s 298,234 number 298,234 number 298,234 number 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  2. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  3. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  4. 46 Malawi 276,691 number compare
  5. 47 Zambia 274,571 number compare
  6. 48 Nepal 270,109 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia was 298,234 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 298,234 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 87,388 number in 1970.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/saudi-arabia/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/