Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia is 2.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and up 783.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 5 |
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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 2.2% 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 2.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 78 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 783.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release