Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia is 11.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 20.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2004.
That places Saudi Arabia 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.1% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +97.0% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +69.5% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +4.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 11.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 11.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2%, 2.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +97.0% | 6.1% | 11.9% |
| 2006 | +69.5% | 11.9% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 6.1% | 20.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 17.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia was 11.0% 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 20.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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 down 5.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release