Saudi Arabia's school enrollment, primary (% net) was 94.55% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.19 percentage points from 97.74% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 94.55% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 97.74% | 2013 |
| Highest | 99.76% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 43.68% | 1979 |
| Average since 2009 | 96.3% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 43.68% | 1979 |
Over five years it is down 3.19 percentage points from 97.74% in 2013. Since 1979 it is up 50.87 percentage points from 43.68% in 1979. The World Bank has no value for 30 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Saudi Arabia had the 29th highest value of the 68 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 94.55% | 2018 |
| World | 89.41% | 2018 |
| High income | 96.15% | 2018 |
Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2018 ranking
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (% net) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 94.55 |
| 2017 | 95.19 |
| 2016 | 96.6 |
| 2015 | 97.28 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 97.74 |
| 2012 | 99.76 |
| 2011 | 97.1 |
| 2010 | 97.11 |
| 2009 | 91.38 |
| 2008 |
School enrollment, primary (% net) in nearby economies
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 83.88% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 84.15% (2024)
- School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 83.65% (2024)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 48.05% (2024)
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Questions people ask
- What is Saudi Arabia's school enrollment, primary (% net)?
- 94.55% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 50.87 percentage points from 43.68% in 1979. The highest value was 99.76% in 2012 and the lowest 43.68% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank?
- 29th highest of 68 economies with data for 2018.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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