Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.895 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.895 GPIA
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
93rd
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6845 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.895 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6845 GPIA, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6845 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.993 GPIA | +45.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9392 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9655 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.938 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.895 GPIA | -15.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.895 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.895 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 GPIA, 81% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8388 GPIA | 0.6845 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.9392 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9755 GPIA | 0.895 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Saudi Arabia was 0.895 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6845 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd out of 127 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 down 4.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release