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

Saudi Arabia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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, Bolivarian Republic of 278,587 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Saudi Arabia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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
Last refreshed

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/