Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia is 0.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
That places Saudi Arabia 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +46.5% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Saudi Arabia was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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