Education in Saudi Arabia

2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 28.7% 2022 up 334.6% 54th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.52 GPIA 2022 down 10.5% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes 758 2024 down 43.7% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 6,824 2024 down 24.7% 22nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 5,232 2024 up 4.2% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,926 2024 down 14.1% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 49.1% 2024 up 24.5% 86th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 1.0% 2024 up 48.1% 86th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 50.9% 2024 down 15.9% 104th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ 2,059 millions 1998 down 23.5% 48th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both 10,282 2024 down 17.4% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 97 2024 down 87.2% 60th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1,138 2024 down 42.0% 46th
Share of young people not in education, employment or training 16.2% 2024 up 3.6% 54th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.53 2018 up 1.6% 127th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 16.4% 2024 down 9.7% 88th
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 68,482 millions 2008 up 13.4% 20th
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 122,284 2022 down 26.8% 23rd
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 133,361 2022 down 34.2% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 14.4% 2024 up 2.8% 85th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.04 2018 up 45.2% 110th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 49.3% 2024 down 0.6% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 1.2% 77th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 50.7% 2024 up 0.6% 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9494 GPIA 2021 down 6.3% 165th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 83.2% 2021 down 16.8% 134th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 87.6% 2021 down 11.1% 121st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 34.0% 2024 down 48.4% 44th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 37.3% 2024 down 47.3% 40th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 15,441 2022 down 85.5% 98th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 14,680 2022 down 94.2% 103rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.1% 2022 down 87.2% 167th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.0% 2022 down 94.2% 168th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.08 GPIA 2022 up 120.0% 32nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 15.58 headcount basis 2024 up 88.5% 71st
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 49.3% 2024 up 36.7% 83rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 72.5% 83rd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 50.7% 2024 down 20.7% 98th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 11,674 number 2019 down 11.4% 45th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 72,249 millions 2008 down 9.7% 19th
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 16.2% 2024 up 3.6% 60th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.0% 2024 up 0.2% 94th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 0.4% 94th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 51.0% 2024 down 0.2% 87th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 6,845 millions 1998 down 15.7% 25th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.3% 2021 down 64.2% 137th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.2% 2021 down 76.8% 136th
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 85.5% 2018 down 8.9% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.6% 2024 up 1.1% 108th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 0.9% 2024 up 2.2% 108th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 51.4% 2024 down 1.0% 72nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1,950 number 2019 down 75.4% 74th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 1,450 number 2019 down 89.3% 76th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 810 number 2019 down 91.9% 88th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 13.88 headcount basis 2024 up 68.2% 66th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 2 GPIA 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 27,400 number 2019 up 2.4% 30th