Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 45.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 45.5% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Saudi Arabia peaked at 45.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2006.
Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.4% | — |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -40.6% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +67.4% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +78.5% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 22.1% | 41.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 29.8% | 45.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Saudi Arabia?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Saudi Arabia was 45.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.