World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in Saudi Arabia

Demographics Age (% in 2020)
Adult 97.59 WB + 1 other
Youth 1 WB
Gender (% in 2020)
Male 98.62 WB
Female 96.05 WB
Middle East (%)
Cyprus 99.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Jordan 98.42 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 98.29 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 97.59 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 97.46 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Palestine 97.38 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Oman 97.34 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Turkey 96.74 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 96.46 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 95.3 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Qatar 93.46 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Israel 91.75 in 1983 WB
Iran 88.96 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 86.3 in 2014 WB
Iraq 85.6 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Yemen 54.1 in 2004 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 90.06 % in 2011 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 71.27 % in 2020 WB
Enrollment Rate 18.32 % in 2021 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 97.59 % in 2020 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 12.97 % in 2009 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 18.97 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy 11.3 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators