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 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 115.5%
World rank
1st
of 78 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
46.4%
in 2022
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 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 115.5% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 72.6% | — |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +115.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.6% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 46.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 78 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 up 37.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release