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Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2008
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
14
2005–2024

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024

00.250.50.7512005201420242005: 1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 1 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 1 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 1 GPIA2021: 1 GPIA2022: 1 GPIA2024: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2013.

That places Saudi Arabia 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year GPIA Change
2005 1.05 GPIA —
2008 1.1 GPIA +5.0%
2009 1.1 GPIA -0.0%
2013 1 GPIA -9.2%
2014 1 GPIA +0.0%
2015 1 GPIA +0.0%
2016 1 GPIA +0.0%
2017 1 GPIA +0.0%
2018 1 GPIA +0.0%
2019 1 GPIA +0.0%
2020 1 GPIA +0.0%
2021 1 GPIA +0.0%
2022 1 GPIA +0.0%
2024 1 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.08 GPIA 1.05 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 3
2010s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 7
2020s 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 1 GPIA 4

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  40. 50 France 1 GPIA compare
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  45. 50 Gambia 1 GPIA compare
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  60. 50 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
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  66. 50 South Korea 1 GPIA compare
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  68. 50 Liberia 1 GPIA compare
  69. 50 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2008.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Saudi Arabia ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
197 places, 4,031 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release