Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 15.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
15.3%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
82nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2013
All-time low
10.2%
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2019

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 10.2 %2007: 14 %2013: 20 %2014: 19.6 %2015: 17.2 %2016: 17.1 %2017: 16.3 %2018: 16.1 %2019: 15.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia stood at 15.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia peaked at 20.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2005.

That places Saudi Arabia 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 10.2%
2007 14.0% +37.7%
2013 20.0% +42.5%
2014 19.6% -1.7%
2015 17.2% -12.2%
2016 17.1% -0.6%
2017 16.3% -4.8%
2018 16.1% -1.4%
2019 15.3% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1% 10.2% 14.0% 2
2010s 17.4% 15.3% 20.0% 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 79 Czechia 16.6% compare
  2. 80 Kazakhstan 16.3% compare
  3. 81 Brunei Darussalam 16.2% compare
  4. 83 Ethiopia 15.1% compare
  5. 84 Jordan 14.8% compare
  6. 85 Poland 14.8% compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia?
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia was 15.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
Saudi Arabia ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-upper-secondary-education-in-private-institutions-percent/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-upper-secondary-education-in-private-institutions-percent/saudi-arabia/">Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Saudi Arabia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,415 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in upper secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in upper secondary education.