Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
28th
of 64 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.9% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 25 Armenia, Republic of 1.0% compare
- 26 Greece 0.9% compare
- 27 Czech Republic 0.9% compare
- 29 Poland, Republic of 0.9% compare
- 30 Estonia, Republic of 0.8% compare
- 31 Portugal 0.8% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release