Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia stood at 82.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8% | — |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 31.8% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 60.5% | 69.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 69.5% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Saudi Arabia was 82.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 lower secondary education.