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Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

103.98percent · 2024+4.6% since 2013

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1979 to 2024.

19792024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024103.984
2022102.139
2021100.896
2020103.152
2019102.738
2018105.802
2017106.382
2016103.421
2015101.595
2014100.768
201399.378
2012129.348
2011128.024
2010128.086
2009125.763
2008123.497
2007120.881
2005115.509
197991.875

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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