Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.8% | — |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Bahrain 38.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 37.3% compare
- 19 Canada 36.3% compare
- 21 Netherlands 36.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 35.2% compare
- 23 Cyprus 35.0% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia was 36.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.