Saudi Arabia

Girls in primary school in Saudi Arabia

Girls in primary school in Saudi Arabia: 90.6% in 2009 and 94.4% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2018
94.4%
Since 2009
+3.9 percentage points
World, 2018
88.2%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in Saudi ArabiaGirls in primary school in Saudi Arabia: 90.6% in 2009 and 94.4% in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 97.1% in 2011, the lowest 90.6% in 2009.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 97.1% in 2011, the lowest 90.6% in 2009.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearSaudi ArabiaWorld
201894.488.2
201795.388.2
201695.688.3
2015–88.2
2014–88.3
2013–88.2
2012–88.2
201197.188.1
201096.987.9
200990.687.9
2008–87.6
2007–87.2
2006–86
2005–85.4
2004–84.7
2003–83.5
2002–81.4
2001–81
2000–80.7
1999–79.9
1998–78.9
1997–78.1
1996–77.9
1995–78
1994–78.3
1993–78
1992–77.7
1991–77.8
1990–77.3
1989–77.6
1988–76.6
1987–75.8
1986–75.3
1985–74
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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