Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, pupils was 3.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia is 3.36 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.40 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 296,340, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 296,340 | 296,340 | 296,340 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.81 million | 2.61 million | 3.00 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 2.48 million | 2.74 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million | 2.78 million | 3.40 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, female 18.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 18.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia was 3.36 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,340 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.