Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 73.6% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 73.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.5% | — |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +37.2% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 23.5% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 45.7% | 54.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 58.8% | 73.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 47 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 74.0% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.0% compare
- 51 Serbia 73.2% compare
- 52 Netherlands 72.6% compare
- 53 Oman 71.7% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia was 73.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.