Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 107.5% 2019 up 29.3% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 127.7% 2019 up 37.6% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.8413 GPI 2019 down 6.1% 158th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 828,481 2024 up 41.5% 29th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0 modelled data 2025 — 200th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2022 down 75.0% 45th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 872,312 2024 up 23.0% 28th Tertiary education, academic staff 48.1% 2024 up 18.7% 63rd Start month of the academic school year 8 tertiary education 2024 down 11.1% 128th End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,891 2024 down 75.7% 96th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.6774 modelled data 2025 down 6.9% 164th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 2.5% 2016 down 45.9% 81st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 2.0% 2016 down 66.9% 94th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.1% 2022 up 3.7% 137th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 105.8% 2024 up 4.4% 45th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 13.5% 161st Persistence to grade 5, female 85.1% 2018 down 6.5% 102nd Persistence to grade 5, male 85.9% 2018 down 11.2% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 104.6% 2024 up 3.6% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 106.9% 2024 up 4.4% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 104.7% 2024 up 4.3% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 up 0.0% 57th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.5% 2022 down 59.9% 104th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 22.3% 165th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 3.4% 2022 down 58.8% 138th School enrollment, secondary 96.4% 2018 up 31.0% 12th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 308,603 2024 down 49.1% 34th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.37 years 2024 up 2.5% 74th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 105.0% 2024 up 1.3% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 4.0% 58th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 104.1% 2024 up 5.8% 54th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 153rd Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2,402 2024 up 85.6% 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.10 million 2025 down 2.1% 46th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 230,859 2024 down 50.1% 35th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 539,462 2024 down 49.6% 34th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 57.0% 2024 unchanged 39th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.03 million 2025 up 0.2% 46th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.07 million 2025 down 4.3% 46th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 115.9% 2024 up 20.1% 21st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,891 2024 down 69.0% 93rd Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 5,082 2024 down 72.2% 100th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 9.32 years 2024 up 5.0% 77th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.47 years 2024 down 0.1% 66th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 4.5% 43rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.4% 2021 down 72.3% 141st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.8% 2019 down 80.2% 175th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2019 down 15.1% 146th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 115.0% 2024 up 20.7% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.984 GPI 2024 up 0.7% 132nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 116.8% 2024 up 19.8% 21st Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 109th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 89th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 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