Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, pupils was 47.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 47.6% for secondary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia peaked at 48.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.9% | — |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 46.4% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.5% | 48.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Saudi Arabia was 47.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 155th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.