Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 93.3% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 136 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 primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.6% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 81.1% | 90.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 86.6% | 93.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia was 93.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.