Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
That places Saudi Arabia 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2% compare
- 78 Viet Nam 1.2% compare
- 79 Indonesia 1.2% compare
- 81 Seychelles 1.2% compare
- 82 Morocco 1.2% compare
- 83 Madagascar 1.2% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Saudi Arabia was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 80th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release