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

Saudi Arabia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 308,155 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
308,155 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
45th
of 202 countries
All-time high
308,155 number
in 2020
All-time low
88,398 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 308,155 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 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Saudi Arabia peaked at 308,155 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88,398 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 … male than in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Saudi Arabia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 88,398 number —
1971 92,326 number +4.4%
1972 96,382 number +4.4%
1973 100,788 number +4.6%
1974 105,623 number +4.8%
1975 110,986 number +5.1%
1976 117,012 number +5.4%
1977 122,926 number +5.1%
1978 129,428 number +5.3%
1979 136,556 number +5.5%
1980 144,333 number +5.7%
1981 152,673 number +5.8%
1982 160,510 number +5.1%
1983 168,944 number +5.3%
1984 177,965 number +5.3%
1985 187,584 number +5.4%
1986 197,850 number +5.5%
1987 210,631 number +6.5%
1988 224,507 number +6.6%
1989 238,243 number +6.1%
1990 250,178 number +5.0%
1991 258,567 number +3.4%
1992 267,904 number +3.6%
1993 272,563 number +1.7%
1994 273,491 number +0.3%
1995 272,242 number -0.5%
1996 270,780 number -0.5%
1997 271,397 number +0.2%
1998 273,230 number +0.7%
1999 275,843 number +1.0%
2000 278,707 number +1.0%
2001 280,903 number +0.8%
2002 276,441 number -1.6%
2003 272,280 number -1.5%
2004 268,740 number -1.3%
2005 266,339 number -0.9%
2006 266,112 number -0.1%
2007 266,212 number +0.0%
2008 267,884 number +0.6%
2009 270,820 number +1.1%
2010 274,504 number +1.4%
2011 278,015 number +1.3%
2012 279,489 number +0.5%
2013 282,396 number +1.0%
2014 286,034 number +1.3%
2015 289,491 number +1.2%
2016 291,775 number +0.8%
2017 296,812 number +1.7%
2018 301,503 number +1.6%
2019 305,424 number +1.3%
2020 308,155 number +0.9%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 308,155 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 10.6× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 308,155 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 110,042 number 88,398 number 136,556 number 10
1980s 186,324 number 144,333 number 238,243 number 10
1990s 268,620 number 250,178 number 275,843 number 10
2000s 271,444 number 266,112 number 280,903 number 10
2010s 288,544 number 274,504 number 305,424 number 10
2020s 308,155 number 308,155 number 308,155 number 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  2. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  3. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 number compare
  4. 46 Malawi 282,444 number compare
  5. 47 Zambia 279,765 number compare
  6. 48 Venezuela 278,587 number compare

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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 308,155 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 308,155 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 88,398 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 12.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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
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Male 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/