Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 4.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 61st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +44.8% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +68.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.0% | 9.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 4.3% 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 9.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 61st 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 18.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release