OECD members vs Saudi Arabia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

OECD members
68.9%
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
98.5%
in 2019
OECD members rank
33rd
Saudi Arabia rank
31st

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time

  • OECD members
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080100199720082019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 98.5% against 68.9% in OECD members, a difference of 29.6%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 70.2% 97.8% 27.6% Saudi Arabia
2010s 68.4% 97.6% 29.2% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, OECD members or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 98.5% against 68.9% in OECD members as of 2019.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between OECD members and Saudi Arabia?
29.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saudi Arabia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do OECD members and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
OECD members ranks 33rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper 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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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.