Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 15.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 15.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 9th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.3% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +126.8% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -36.1% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -41.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +209.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +71.9% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.4% | 14.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.0% | 15.4% | 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 15.4% 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 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 121 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 83.1%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release