Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 41.0%
World rank
39th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 41.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 89% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
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 0.4% 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 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 59 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 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release