Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPI, in 1992.
That places Saudi Arabia 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.86 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.96 GPI | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 GPI | 0.86 GPI | 0.86 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.97 GPI | 0.96 GPI | 0.98 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 2 |
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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 literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2013.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPI in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.