Education in Saudi Arabia

2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 83.6% 2024 up 2.2% 95th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 27,470 2024 down 85.7% 97th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 99.4% 2024 up 1.5% 19th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.6% 2024 down 88.2% 163rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 3.7% 2024 down 9.6% 79th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 85.6% 2024 down 0.5% 97th
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both 46,175 2024 4th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.2% 2024 down 50.2% 97th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 105 2024 down 82.2% 92nd
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, male 245 2024 down 63.6% 89th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes 99.5% 2024 up 17.0% 3rd
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 73,216 number 2019 up 267.8% 17th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 up 129.3% 146th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, both 0.0% 2022 up 84.0% 150th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 0.935 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 44th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 3.5% 2024 down 9.1% 71st
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 3.8% 2024 down 10.0% 80th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education 0.2% 2020 down 83.2% 141st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 0.2% 2020 down 88.9% 143rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 4,840 number 2019 63rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 66.1% 2024 up 33.5% 111th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 24,983 number 2019 down 18.9% 45th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS) 0.0% 2022 up 32.9% 88th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both 17,260 2024 down 92.4% 113th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 0.9001 GPIA 2024 up 4.0% 55th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.0% 2024 down 49.1% 92nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.6% 2024 down 93.5% 174th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS) 0.4% 2018 down 26.8% 56th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education 4.5% 2024 down 51.1% 103rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2018 down 41.8% 68th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9985 GPIA 2022 down 11.0% 130th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male 98.7% 2022 up 29.3% 8th
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female 98.5% 2022 up 13.4% 9th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3,532 number 2019 62nd
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 255,645 2022 down 30.9% 23rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.12 GPIA 2021 up 1,148.5% 26th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 42.3% 2022 up 246.9% 42nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 61st
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 26.5% 2024 up 90.7% 149th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 4,162 number 2019 down 78.8% 77th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2,950 number 2019 down 88.8% 82nd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 35.6% 2024 down 47.9% 42nd
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 34,718 2024 down 91.2% 104th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.5% 2024 down 92.5% 173rd
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 4.4% 2019 up 68.6% 64th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, both sexes 724 2024 down 35.9% 30th
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 0 2023 103rd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 1,660 number 2019 down 91.0% 94th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 49.1% 2024 down 4.0% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 1.0% 2024 down 7.7% 45th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 50.9% 2024 up 4.2% 156th
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, both 42,228 2024 up 11.2% 4th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 60.3% 2022 up 171.3% 29th