Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 5.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2013β2024
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.
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
- 40 Korea 5.9% compare
- 41 Bahrain, Kingdom of 5.9% compare
- 42 Portugal 5.8% compare
- 44 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.1% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 4.8% compare
- 46 Colombia 4.6% compare
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 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