Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Saudi Arabia stood at 85.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Saudi Arabia peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 53rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +7.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 85.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 85.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 69.5%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 42.8% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 66.5% | 74.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 74.8% | 85.8% | 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 lower secondary education or in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Saudi Arabia was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release