Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Saudi Arabia

Primary school enrollment in Saudi Arabia in 2018 — 94.5%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 72. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 50.9 pp.

2018 94.5% −0.6 pp vs 2017
World rank 29of 72
Period maximum 99.8%2012
Period minimum 43.7%1979

Trend over time

1979–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018406080100197919831987199119951999200320072011201520181979: 43.7%2009: 91.4%2010: 97.1%2011: 97.1%2012: 99.8%2013: 97.7%2015: 97.3%2016: 96.6%2017: 95.2%2018: 94.5%
Change over the period: +50.9 pp Annual average: 1.3 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia 94.5%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 94.5 −0.6 pp
2017 95.2 −1.4 pp
2016 96.6 −0.7 pp
2015 97.3
2013 97.7 −2 pp
2012 99.8 +2.7 pp
2011 97.1 −0 pp
2010 97.1 +5.7 pp
2009 91.4
1979 43.7

Western Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.