Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 2024 down 22.4% 32nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 2024 down 8.0% 68th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 2024 up 90.7% 61st Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 2024 up 78.5% 58th Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million 2024 up 30.5% 35th Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million 2024 up 22.8% 46th Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year 2022 down 4.6% 48th Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.9% 145th Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person 2024 down 1.5% 97th Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million 2024 up 22.8% 46th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year 2022 down 4.6% 51st Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.9% 145th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0976 units per person 2024 down 1.5% 97th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million 2024 up 21.7% 45th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year 2022 down 81.6% 99th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person 2024 down 2.4% 96th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million 2024 up 24.0% 47th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year 2022 up 107.7% 22nd Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person 2024 down 0.6% 96th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million 2024 up 30.5% 35th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year 2022 up 408.1% 4th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 2024 down 29.6% 31st Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year 2022 down 156.8% 165th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million 2024 up 36.9% 35th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year 2022 up 321.0% 9th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million 2024 up 25.0% 36th Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year 2022 up 532.4% 6th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 2024 up 84.4% 62nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year 2022 up 401.7% 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million 2024 up 34.3% 26th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year 2022 down 100.4% 132nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 2024 down 19.8% 33rd Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 2024 down 40.0% 17th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 2024 up 30.0% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year 2022 down 67.4% 66th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million 2024 up 38.4% 23rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year 2022 down 118.4% 149th Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 21st Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 2024 down 29.6% 31st Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 73.3% 2025 up 0.9% 9th Population ages 0-14 23.6% 2025 down 5.8% 105th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0953 units per person 2024 up 4.7% 55th Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.6% 145th Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.2% 145th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 20,030 2024 up 22.5% 67th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 6,870 2024 down 46.7% 79th Page 1 of 47 Next →