Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 76.0% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia stood at 76.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 142 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 | 30.1% | — |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 48.9% | 56.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 62.3% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 43 Luxembourg 77.2% compare
- 44 Serbia 77.1% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 76.9% compare
- 47 Republic of Moldova 75.3% compare
- 48 New Zealand 75.1% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.4% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 76.0% 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 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 142 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 55.5%. 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 upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.