Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.953 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.953 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.962 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6792 GPIA, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 77th of 137 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 gender in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6792 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.91 GPIA | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8968 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.962 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9008 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9415 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9127 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8981 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9229 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.953 GPIA | +3.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.953 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.953 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7946 GPIA | 0.6792 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9253 GPIA | 0.8968 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9217 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.953 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 upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia was 0.953 GPIA 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 0.962 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6792 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 77th out of 137 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 6.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release