Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 103.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 103.98 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 129.35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.88, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 91.88 | — |
| 2005 | 115.51 | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 118.19 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 120.88 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 123.5 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 125.76 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 128.09 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 128.02 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 129.35 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.38 | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 100.77 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 101.59 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 103.42 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 106.38 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 105.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 102.74 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 103.15 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.9 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 102.14 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 103.06 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 103.98 | +0.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 103.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.82, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 103.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.63, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 | +25.7% | 91.88 | 115.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.88 | 91.88 | 91.88 | 1 |
| 2000s | 120.77 | 115.51 | 125.76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 110.55 | 99.38 | 129.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.65 | 100.9 | 103.98 | 5 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 103.98 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.35 in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.88 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 74th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.