Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 31st out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +93.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Saudi Arabia was 0.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.