Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.3952 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.3952 GPIA.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.5935 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3683 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 110th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3683 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3688 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.418 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4682 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5109 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4118 GPIA | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4674 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4759 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4698 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5935 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3952 GPIA | -33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4305 GPIA | 0.3683 GPIA | 0.5109 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4836 GPIA | 0.3952 GPIA | 0.5935 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia was 0.3952 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5935 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3683 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 110th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release