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 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2009
All-time low
99.2%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.2% | — |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 188 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 unchanged. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release