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 2.7% 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
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 121.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 147th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.2% | — |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -46.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -64.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +121.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 144 Qatar 3.1% compare
- 145 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 2.8%
- 148 Russian Federation 2.7% compare
- 149 Comoros 2.5% compare
- 150 Hong Kong, China 2.5% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- 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)
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 2.7% 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 6.2% 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 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 147th 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 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release