Saudi Arabia
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
91.8 / 100
Rank
#57
Data coverage
88%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
95.0
Education
96.9
Poverty & Water
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Adolescent & Digital
97.2
Protection
98.0
Environment & Exposure
63.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 6.00 | 2024 | 97.6 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 10.80 | 2020 | 89.2 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 97.00 | 2024 | 97.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 3.90 | 2020 | 96.1 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 94.55 | 2018 | 94.5 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 96.36 | 2018 | 96.4 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 99.89 | 2024 | 99.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 11.08 | 2024 | 94.5 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 99.20 | 2018 | 99.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 3.40 | 2024 | 96.6 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 0.94 | 2019 | 98.1 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 73.52 | 2023 | 26.5 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 100.00 | 2024 | 100.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 96.0 (v1.0) to 91.8 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -4.2 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Saudi Arabia.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Saudi Arabia itself.
Its rank moved from #30 to #57; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.