Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 19th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 62.6% | — |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 91.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 90.4% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 16 Republic of Moldova 99.5% compare
- 17 Portugal 99.5% compare
- 18 Netherlands 99.4% compare
- 20 Nepal 99.3% compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 99.3% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 99.2% compare
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release