Saudi Arabia Literacy Rate 1992-2021
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Saudi Arabia literacy rate for 2017 was 95.33%, a 0.9% increase from 2013.
- Saudi Arabia literacy rate for 2013 was 94.43%, a 11.57% increase from 2004.
- Saudi Arabia literacy rate for 2004 was 82.86%, a 3.51% increase from 2000.
- Saudi Arabia literacy rate for 2000 was 79.35%, a 8.53% increase from 1992.
| Saudi Arabia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2017 |
95.33% |
0.90% |
| 2013 |
94.43% |
11.57% |
| 2004 |
82.86% |
3.51% |
| 2000 |
79.35% |
8.53% |
| 1992 |
70.82% |
8.53% |
