Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.4% | — |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +64.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Saudi Arabia was 0.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.