Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.4251 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.4251 GPIA
Change on year
down 33.2%
World rank
51st
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6359 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4251 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4251 GPIA 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 33.2% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.4855 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.5376 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5602 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4544 GPIA | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.442 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5327 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6359 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4251 GPIA | -33.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4251 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4251 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 86% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5278 GPIA | 0.4855 GPIA | 0.5602 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.498 GPIA | 0.4251 GPIA | 0.6359 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 48 Indonesia 0.4522 GPIA compare
- 49 Chile 0.4399 GPIA compare
- 50 South Korea 0.437 GPIA compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3805 GPIA
- 53 Malta 0.3676 GPIA
- 54 Vietnam 0.353 GPIA compare
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 0.4251 GPIA 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 0.6359 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4251 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st 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 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release