Primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary completion rate, male was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 125.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 76.2% | — |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 104.1% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 110.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 116.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 125.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 101.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 119.3% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.2% | 76.2% | 76.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.8% | 93.7% | 110.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 95.7% | 125.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 103.1% | 97.0% | 119.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Saudi Arabia was 99.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 125.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.