Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 48.5% | — |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +65.6% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 81.1% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 94.1% | 99.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release