Lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 104.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia is 104.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 120.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 31.8% | — |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +199.5% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 102.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 119.6% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 120.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 104.5% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 110.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 105.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 101.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 101.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 115.9% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 104.0% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 95.1% | 102.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 110.2% | 101.6% | 120.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 105.4% | 100.0% | 115.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Saudi Arabia was 104.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 120.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.