Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4% for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.9% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.
That places Saudi Arabia 85th out of 96 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.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 82 New Zealand 0.5% compare
- 83 Eswatini 0.4%
- 84 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 86 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
- 87 Cyprus 0.3% compare
- 88 Bulgaria 0.3% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Saudi Arabia was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 85th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release