Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 36.0% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia is 36.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 112 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 | 14.9% | — |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.9% | 26.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.9% | 36.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % 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 36.0% 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 36.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 112 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 80.8%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.