Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
24th
of 83 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 52.0% | — |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.1% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 21 Samoa 9.4% compare
- 22 Sweden 7.3% compare
- 23 Senegal 0.7% compare
- 24 Albania 0.0%
- 24 Andorra 0.0%
- 24 Armenia 0.0%
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 24 Belgium 0.0%
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 24 Belarus 0.0%
- 24 Brazil 0.0%
- 24 Canada 0.0%
- 24 Switzerland 0.0%
- 24 Chile 0.0%
- 24 China 0.0%
- 24 Cameroon 0.0%
- 24 Colombia 0.0%
- 24 Cyprus 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0%
- 24 Germany 0.0%
- 24 Denmark 0.0%
- 24 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 24 Ecuador 0.0%
- 24 Spain 0.0%
- 24 France 0.0%
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0%
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Indonesia 0.0%
- 24 Israel 0.0%
- 24 Italy 0.0%
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 24 Cambodia 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Korea 0.0%
- 24 Kuwait 0.0%
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 24 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Macao 0.0%
- 24 Morocco 0.0%
- 24 Monaco 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Mexico 0.0%
- 24 Netherlands 0.0%
- 24 Norway 0.0%
- 24 Panama 0.0%
- 24 Peru 0.0%
- 24 Poland 0.0%
- 24 Portugal 0.0%
- 24 Palestine, State of 0.0%
- 24 Singapore 0.0%
- 24 El Salvador 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Slovenia 0.0%
- 24 Seychelles 0.0%
- 24 Togo 0.0%
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 24 Türkiye 0.0%
- 24 Ukraine 0.0%
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release