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 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia stood at 98.6%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 93.8% | — |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.9% | 94.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 98.6% 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 99.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd 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 up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release