Youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.9%
World rank
2nd
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2024
All-time low
95.8%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2000–2024
Youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2004.
That places Saudi Arabia 2nd out of 57 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.9% | — |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.8% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Saudi Arabia was 99.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd out of 57 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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