Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1
in 2013
All-time low
0.96
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.96, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.96 | — |
| 2004 | 0.98 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia was 1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.96 in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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