Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Saudi Arabia stood at 94.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Saudi Arabia peaked at 97.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 136 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 some primary (ISCED 1), population in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.4% | — |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 72.4% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 88.0% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 91.3% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Saudi Arabia was 94.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release