Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inequality in education was 0.1275 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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.
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
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 244,652 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.31 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Saudi Arabia?
- Inequality in education in Saudi Arabia was 0.1275 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by 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 UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.