Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 45.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
45.6%
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
14th
of 113 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2007
All-time low
36.8%
in 2018
Years of data
18
2004–2024
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 45.6% for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia peaked at 57.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 36.8%, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.4% | — |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -33.9% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 45.6% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 39.4% | 57.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.8% | 41.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 38.8% | 45.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 11 United Arab Emirates 46.3% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.0% compare
- 13 Serbia 45.9% compare
- 15 Belize 45.3% compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 44.4% compare
- 17 India 44.1% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia was 45.6% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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