Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 93.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Saudi Arabia peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 137 countries on this measure, 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 primary … primary both in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 93.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 93.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.8%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.4% | 58.6% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 81.1% | 90.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 86.6% | 93.3% | 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 primary education or higher in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Saudi Arabia was 93.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 primary 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