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 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 1.4%.
The figure is up 123.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 154th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.7% | — |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -64.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +123.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 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 1.4% 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 3.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 168 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 down 8.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release