Children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Children out of school, primary was 17,458 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia is 17,458, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.2% on the previous year and down 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 266,642 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 17,458, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,642 | 266,642 | 266,642 | 1 |
| 2010s | 140,719 | 84,608 | 205,071 | 4 |
| 2020s | 72,300 | 17,458 | 109,130 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 244,652 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 18.38 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 18.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Children out of school, primary in Saudi Arabia was 17,458 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 266,642 in 1979.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,458 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 100th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.