Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 99.72 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.39, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 50.39 | — |
| 2013 | 95.27 | +89.1% |
| 2014 | 96.71 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 98.58 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 98.5 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.24 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.32 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.52 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 99.72 | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 99.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 99.72 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.39 | 50.39 | 50.39 | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.85 | 95.27 | 98.58 | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.26 | 97.24 | 99.72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 United Arab Emirates 99.88 compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.87 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.73 compare
- 9 Cyprus 99.65 compare
- 10 Netherlands 99.64 compare
- 11 Luxembourg 99.59 compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 99.72 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.39 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.