Primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary education, pupils was 3.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.45 million. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 797,785, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 797,785 | 797,785 | 797,785 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million | 3.10 million | 3.26 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.11 million | 2.70 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.23 million | 3.45 million | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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 primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia was 3.45 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 797,785 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary education, pupils?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.