Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 77.2% 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 77.2% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 77.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 47th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 34.6% | — |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.6% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 50.9% | 58.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.5% | 77.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 44 Luxembourg 78.5% compare
- 45 Romania 77.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 77.4% compare
- 48 Moldova 76.9% compare
- 49 New Zealand 75.7% compare
- 50 Netherlands 75.6% compare
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 upper secondary in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia was 77.2% 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 77.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 140 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 51.6%. 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+, male (%) (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.