Primary school completion rate in Saudi Arabia
The primary completion rate in Saudi Arabia was 99.4% in 2024.
Saudi Arabia, 2024
99.4%
Change from 2022
−20.5percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
99.4%
Primary school completion rate in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.4% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | – | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 119.8% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 101.8% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 101.1% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 128.3% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 122.3% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 113.6% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 109.0% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 100.6% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 119.8% in 2022, a change of −20.5 percentage points.
- Since 2008, when it was 113.6%, the figure has changed by −14.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.0%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
110.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
0.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS