Official 2025 survey results for primary and intermediate completion.
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Saudi Arabia's 2025 Education and Training Survey reports 99.6% primary completion and 99.1% intermediate completion. UNESCO also reports recent vocational participation measures for secondary education. Saudi Arabia's page combines a current national completion survey with recent UNESCO vocational indicators.
Saudi Arabia education snapshot
Saudi Arabia's page combines a current national completion survey with recent UNESCO vocational indicators.
Primary completion
99.6%
Intermediate completion
99.1%
Secondary vocational share
0.7%
Upper-secondary vocational share
1.4%
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The stage map follows primary, intermediate and secondary education before higher study.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Primary education | Primary | Primary education forms the first main school stage. |
| Intermediate education | Intermediate | Intermediate education follows primary schooling. |
| General and vocational routes | Secondary | Secondary education includes general and vocational pathways. |
| Universities and colleges | Higher education | Tertiary institutions follow secondary or equivalent qualifications. |
Key evidence
The 99.6% and 99.1% values are completion rates for defined age groups, not school enrolment ratios.
| Measure | Value | Year | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary completion | 99.6% | 2025 | Population ages 14 to 16 |
| Intermediate completion | 99.1% | 2025 | Population ages 17 to 19 |
| Secondary vocational share | 0.7% | 2024 | ISCED 2+3 vocational programmes |
| Upper-secondary vocational share | 1.4% | 2024 | ISCED 3 vocational programmes |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Saudi Arabia evidence
The 0.7% and 1.4% vocational figures use secondary-level student populations as their denominators.
The page does not mix the Ministry's unparsed live dashboard counts into the survey-based completion results.
Frequently asked questions
What primary completion rate is reported for Saudi Arabia in 2025?
The General Authority for Statistics reports 99.6% among ages 14 to 16.
What intermediate completion rate is reported?
The 2025 survey reports 99.1% among ages 17 to 19.
What secondary vocational share is shown?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 0.7% for 2024.
What upper-secondary vocational share is reported?
The 2024 value is 1.4%.
Sources and methodology
The General Authority for Statistics supports the 2025 rates, while UNESCO-UNEVOC supports the vocational shares.
Official current education-statistics gateway.
Country-specific 2024 vocational indicators.
Methodology: Saudi Arabia completion and vocational measures retain their source definitions, age groups and reference years.