Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia stood at 7.8%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.1% | — |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +77.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +75.6% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 5.1% | 15.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 7.9% compare
- 23 Ireland 7.8% compare
- 25 Lebanon 7.8% compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 7.6% compare
- 27 Rwanda 7.4% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
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 7.8% 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 15.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 123 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 down 7.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release