Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9883 GPIA, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 65th of 108 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.21 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9883 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 65th out of 108 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 down 2.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release