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 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
89.8%
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 89.8% | — |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 217 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 unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release