Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 up 114.5% 77th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.7% 2016 down 55.0% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 95.6% 2019 up 20.3% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9868 GPI 2019 up 1.9% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 96.9% 2019 up 18.0% 22nd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2,402 2024 up 10.8% 75th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 106.2% 2019 up 4.6% 43rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 4,865 2024 up 13.7% 48th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 81.7% 2016 down 13.4% 145th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 5,108 2024 up 11.5% 50th Progression to secondary school 98.0% 2017 up 3.4% 73rd Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2022 down 55.9% 49th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.4% 2016 down 72.1% 96th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 104.9% 2019 up 10.6% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 107.5% 2019 down 0.5% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9756 GPI 2019 up 11.1% 133rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.1% 2018 down 2.1% 100th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 4.91 million 2025 up 19.8% 47th Population of compulsory school age, female 2.41 million 2025 up 22.5% 46th Population of compulsory school age, male 2.50 million 2025 up 17.4% 47th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.66 million 2024 up 29.7% 42nd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 up 30.6% 89th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 7.9% 2024 up 1,878.3% 64th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 486,114 2025 up 6.9% 55th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 234,526 2025 up 14.5% 56th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 251,588 2025 up 0.7% 55th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 820,709 2024 up 32.5% 42nd Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 4.8% 2024 up 2,742.3% 84th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 10.7% 2024 up 1,810.4% 60th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,539 2024 down 58.9% 74th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 361 2024 down 81.8% 96th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1,944 2024 down 51.2% 76th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 544 2024 down 84.8% 93rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 842,477 2024 up 27.1% 43rd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.5% 2023 down 12.8% 82nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 117.8% 2019 up 33.8% 20th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 9,787 2024 up 336.3% 46th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2022 up 40.5% 54th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 195th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.0% 2025 — 198th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 down 40.0% 183rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 0.2% 2025 down 91.7% 201st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.0% 2025 — 202nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 0.6% 2025 down 88.7% 197th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.6% 2025 up 36.8% 118th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.1% 2025 up 31.2% 121st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 3.1% 2025 up 40.9% 115th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0 modelled data 2025 — 202nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.70 million 2024 up 31.3% 29th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.447 GPIA 2024 up 48.8% 141st Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.5% 2023 down 12.8% 82nd Primary education, pupils 49.5% 2018 up 1.7% 27th Inequality in education 0.1275 2023 down 31.4% 89th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.8% 2016 down 76.5% 110th ← Previous Page 10 of 47 Next →