Primary school enrolment (gross) in Saudi Arabia

Gross primary school enrolment in Saudi Arabia was 104.0% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1979 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 104.0% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2022 +1.8percentage points 2022: 102.1%
World, 2024 102.2% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 102.5% Middle value of 10 countries

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Saudi Arabia over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2024 104.0% 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 102.1% 100.4%
2021 100.9% 99.4%
2020 103.2% 99.6%
2019 102.7% 99.1%
2018 105.8% 99.1%
2017 106.4% 101.8%
2016 103.4% 102.1%
2015 101.6% 101.0%
2014 100.8% 101.6%
2013 99.4% 103.0%
2012 129.3% 102.9%
2011 128.0% 102.4%
2010 128.1% 102.5%
2009 125.8% 102.7%
2008 123.5% 102.9%
2007 120.9% 102.7%
2006 – 101.7%
2005 115.5% 101.7%
2004 – 101.6%
2003 – 100.9%
2002 – 99.4%
2001 – 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 102.1% in 2022, a change of +1.8 percentage points.
  • Since 2013, when it was 99.4%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1979 to 2024 for Saudi Arabia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics