Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 77.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia is 77.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia peaked at 77.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +15.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 77.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 77.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.2%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.6% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 50.9% | 58.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.5% | 77.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 44 Luxembourg 78.5% compare
- 45 Romania 77.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 77.4% compare
- 48 Moldova 76.9% compare
- 49 New Zealand 75.7% compare
- 50 Netherlands 75.6% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia was 77.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 upper secondary 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