Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1992.
That places Saudi Arabia 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 81.1% | — |
| 2000 | 93.7% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 93.7% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 2 |
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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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Saudi Arabia was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release