Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia is 98.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.3% | — |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.3% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release