Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 44.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 44.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 44.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +41.5% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -23.3% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | +58.8% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.8% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 24.5% | 31.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 33.7% | 44.6% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia was 44.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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