Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
113th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9568 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
14
1979–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.01 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9568 GPIA, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 113th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9568 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia was 1.01 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9568 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 113th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release