Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 76.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Saudi Arabia peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 46th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 both in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +17.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 76.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 76.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.8%, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 48.9% | 56.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 62.3% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 43 Luxembourg 77.2% compare
- 44 Serbia 77.1% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 76.9% compare
- 47 Moldova 75.3% compare
- 48 New Zealand 75.1% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.4% 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 76.0% 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 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 142 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 55.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release