Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inequality in education was 0.1275 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1275
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.186
in 2013
All-time low
0.1259
in 2020
Years of data
11
2013–2023
Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.1275 for inequality in education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.186 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1259, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.186 | — |
| 2014 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1812 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1812 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1812 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1259 | -30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1259 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1259 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1275 | +1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1275 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0476, 2.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1275 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2211, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.184 | 0.1812 | 0.186 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1263 | 0.1259 | 0.1275 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 inequality in education in Saudi Arabia?
- Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia was 0.1275 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.186 in 2013.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1259 in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inequality in education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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