Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 5.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 44.7% on the previous year and up 631.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +303.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +88.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +44.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 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 master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia was 5.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 631.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release