School enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, secondary, female was 110.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia is 110.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 120.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 25th out of 202 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.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 32.4% | — |
| 2005 | 98.3% | +203.7% |
| 2009 | 106.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 106.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 107.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 106.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 104.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 103.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 102.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 120.8% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 110.8% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 98.3% | 106.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 102.8% | 93.2% | 107.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 109.4% | 102.3% | 120.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 113.7% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 112.6% compare
- 24 Estonia 111.4% compare
- 26 Mexico 110.0% compare
- 27 Luxembourg 109.9% compare
- 28 Liechtenstein 109.1% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia was 110.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 120.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.