Education in Saudi Arabia

2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2021 down 79.9% 143rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 26,925 2024 up 380.2% 30th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 44.3% 43rd
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 36,502 millions 2008 down 9.7% 20th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 down 33.3% 108th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 7,462 2024 up 299.5% 40th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 719 2024 down 68.9% 88th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 4,388 number 2019 up 416.8% 50th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 19,463 2024 up 420.5% 24th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 581 2024 down 71.8% 88th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2021 down 78.7% 149th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,780.0% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 32.1% 124th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.2% 2023 down 38.2% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.8% 2023 down 30.1% 121st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 734 2023 up 117.8% 21st
Literacy rate, youth male 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.81 2018 up 28.5% 149th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.9% 2024 up 0.7% 2nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1.2% 2016 down 76.7% 86th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1.6% 2016 down 67.1% 90th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 370,514 2024 up 141.4% 19th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 106,389 2024 up 195.5% 24th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 189,829 2024 up 826.9% 17th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 264,125 2024 up 124.8% 12th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 52,234 2024 up 1,052.8% 21st
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 137,595 2024 up 762.7% 13th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.6% 2021 down 86.6% 114th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.4% 2021 down 68.2% 100th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 4,633 2024 down 89.5% 113th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 12,825 2024 down 89.5% 89th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 115,126 number 2019 down 3.2% 24th
Population, age 0, female 309,797 2015 up 5.5% 44th
Population, age 0, total 628,170 2015 up 5.9% 44th
Population, age 1, female 311,311 2015 up 8.9% 43rd
Population, age 1, total 630,348 2015 up 9.1% 43rd
Population, age 2, female 311,645 2015 up 11.3% 42nd
Population, age 2, total 630,380 2015 up 11.4% 42nd
Population, age 3, female 310,928 2015 up 12.9% 42nd
Population, age 3, total 628,492 2015 up 12.9% 42nd
Population, age 4, female 309,287 2015 up 13.7% 42nd
Population, age 4, total 624,906 2015 up 13.6% 42nd
Population, age 5, female 306,853 2015 up 13.7% 41st
Population, age 5, total 619,849 2015 up 13.7% 42nd
Population, age 6, female 303,750 2015 up 13.2% 41st
Population, age 6, total 613,540 2015 up 13.3% 41st
Population, age 7, female 300,111 2015 up 12.2% 41st
Population, age 7, total 606,211 2015 up 12.4% 41st
Population, age 8, female 296,062 2015 up 10.9% 41st
Population, age 8, total 598,080 2015 up 11.4% 41st
Population, age 9, female 291,730 2015 up 9.5% 41st
Population, age 9, total 589,371 2015 up 10.1% 40th
Population, age 10, female 287,173 2015 up 8.0% 40th
Population, age 10, total 580,345 2015 up 8.8% 40th
Population, age 11, female 282,440 2015 up 6.3% 40th
Population, age 11, total 571,253 2015 up 7.1% 41st
Population, age 12, female 278,036 2015 up 5.4% 41st
Population, age 12, total 562,163 2015 up 6.4% 41st
Population, age 13, female 274,238 2015 up 5.9% 41st