School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 110.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary in Saudi Arabia stood at 110.7%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 122.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 44.0% | — |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +97.9% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 103.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 105.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 106.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 106.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 104.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 104.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 104.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 122.2% | +17.1% |
| 2024 | 110.7% | -9.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 110.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.1%, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 110.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.0%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 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 | +97.9% | 44.0% | 87.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 87.1% | 99.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 102.4% | 93.0% | 106.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 110.4% | 104.3% | 122.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 21 Norway 116.3% compare
- 22 New Zealand 114.2% compare
- 23 United Kingdom 112.1% compare
- 25 Iceland 108.9% compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 108.9% compare
- 27 Luxembourg 108.6% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Saudi Arabia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Saudi Arabia was 110.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 122.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 (% 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.