Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.4% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Bahrain 38.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 37.3% compare
- 19 Canada 36.3% compare
- 21 Netherlands 36.0% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 35.2% compare
- 23 Cyprus 35.0% compare
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia was 36.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release