Primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary completion rate, total was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 128.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 63.5% | — |
| 2005 | 100.6% | +58.3% |
| 2007 | 109.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 113.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 122.3% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 128.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 101.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 101.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 119.8% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 107.7% | 100.6% | 113.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 108.3% | 97.6% | 128.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 103.2% | 96.6% | 119.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 42 Sweden 99.8% compare
- 43 Denmark 99.7% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 99.4% compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 99.2% compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 99.2% compare
- 48 Chile 99.1% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Saudi Arabia
- Net ODA received per capita -5.86 current US$ (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), annual -639.38 % change on previous year (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per -60.97 current US$ per square kilometre (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit -0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita -5.86 current US$ per person (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) -571.49 % change on previous year (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per -52.77 constant 2023 US$ per square kilometre (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per -0.0003 constant 2023 US$ per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$), per -5.07 constant 2023 US$ per person (2007)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 0.0128 constant 2023 US$ per person (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Saudi Arabia was 99.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.