Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2024. β² 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
2017β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2017β2024
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.
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
- 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 0.4% 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