MDGMONITORTrack. Learn. Support.Saudi ArabiaTotal Population (millions): 24.57 GDP per capita (PPP US$): 14729 2006 Human Development Index(Rank 1-177): 76 Ahead of scheduleA concerted effort to surpass the MDGs ahead of schedule marks Saudi Arabia’s progress. The Middle Eastern country is on schedule to achieve nearly all of the MDGs by 2015, with 93.6 percent of students finishing grades one through five; and a 95.9 percent literacy rate for 15 through 24-year-olds. The country’s next step includes an emphasis on regional planning, with the need to localize MDG indicators for the 13 re