Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia is 1.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +49.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +61.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release