OECD members vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- OECD members
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 99.2% against 82.5% in OECD members, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 92.4% | 10.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 96.7% | 12.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 99.3% | 17.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, OECD members or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 99.2% against 82.5% in OECD members as of 2019.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between OECD members and Saudi Arabia?
- 16.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do OECD members and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- OECD members ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.