Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 103.0% 2024 up 22.5% 23rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,300 2024 down 70.3% 91st Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2017 up 7.8% 34th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 98.6% 2024 up 0.1% 41st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.65 million number 2019 up 118.1% 28th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.4% 2024 down 8.8% 154th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.5% 2024 up 5.8% 29th Government expenditure on education, US$ 26,706 millions 2008 up 119.7% 26th Progression to secondary school, female 96.1% 2017 down 1.0% 92nd Expenditure on tertiary education 16.9% 1998 down 50.4% 100th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.1% 2023 down 0.5% 44th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 77,406 number 2018 up 210.5% 10th Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2024 up 0.6% 13th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2021 down 77.7% 110th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.0% 2019 down 87.2% 119th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 747 2024 down 82.2% 93rd Children out of school, primary 17,458 2024 down 89.5% 100th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 17,458 2024 down 89.5% 100th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 1,144 2024 down 68.1% 92nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.5% 2024 down 91.2% 176th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 117,774 number 2019 down 18.9% 26th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 97.3% 2024 up 0.1% 46th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 2.7% 2024 down 2.6% 147th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 — 159th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 120,033 2024 down 27.2% 28th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2,026 2024 down 77.7% 100th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.47 million number 2019 up 5.7% 32nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 2,684 2023 down 54.8% 24th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 122,342 2024 down 17.0% 27th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 51.5% 2019 up 2.8% 104th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 60,674 number 2019 down 16.7% 26th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 15.6% 2024 — 55th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 3,056 2024 down 66.6% 97th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 57,734 2024 down 29.3% 29th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 48.1% 2024 down 2.9% 123rd Teachers in lower secondary education, male 62,299 2024 down 25.1% 20th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 50.8% 2024 down 2.7% 110th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 95.0% 2018 down 2.0% 80th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 10,541 number 2019 up 349.9% 45th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 62,089 2024 down 19.2% 26th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.2% 2018 down 2.1% 77th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.5% 2016 down 49.3% 87th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.8% 2016 down 58.7% 93rd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 60,253 2024 down 14.5% 22nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 1,193 2024 down 63.5% 89th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 698 2024 down 75.4% 95th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.8% 2021 down 43.7% 114th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.5% 2021 down 64.3% 131st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.3% 2021 down 81.1% 142nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9896 GPIA 2024 down 11.7% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 102.4% 2024 up 13.7% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 103.5% 2024 up 30.7% 13th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 29,663 2023 down 49.8% 25th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 45 2023 up 1,400.0% 44th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1,084 2023 up 7.1% 81st Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 42,366 2023 down 43.3% 31st Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd ← Previous Page 12 of 47 Next →