Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 index
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2013
All-time low
0.86 index
in 1992
Years of data
7
1992–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.86 index, in 1992.
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.86 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.96 index | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.98 index | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 index | 0.86 index | 0.86 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.97 index | 0.96 index | 0.98 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
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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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 index in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.