Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.9% 2024 down 6.0% 39th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 10.8% 39th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.1% 2024 up 6.8% 138th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.9551 GPIA 2022 up 100.2% 70th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 54,755 2022 down 86.2% 78th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 50,339 2022 down 70.0% 77th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.8% 2022 down 87.2% 155th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.7% 2022 down 74.4% 153rd International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2023 — 144th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.1% 2020 down 88.0% 134th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0 GPIA 2024 — 161st 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 10,289 2024 down 77.7% 98th Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 53rd Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 17,181 2024 down 88.2% 89th Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 141st Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 — 76th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 13.86 headcount basis 2024 up 78.2% 61st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.4% 2024 down 82.0% 152nd Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.6239 GPIA 2024 up 81.3% 140th 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.7% 2024 down 90.1% 153rd Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.3% 2021 down 78.3% 138th Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 — 1st Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 — 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 8,500 number 2019 down 44.8% 56th Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education 13.9 headcount basis 2024 up 58.2% 43rd Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.2% 2021 down 86.2% 140th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9111 GPIA 2024 down 2.1% 102nd Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 277,805 2024 up 294.5% 21st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 93,780 2024 up 189.6% 30th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 184,025 2024 up 383.9% 16th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 1.34 million 2024 up 5.3% 22nd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 49.9% 2024 down 0.3% 48th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 down 0.6% 48th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 50.1% 2024 up 0.3% 124th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 597,905 2024 down 2.1% 22nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 737,109 2024 up 12.2% 23rd Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 0.4% 2021 down 72.0% 135th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 41,900 number 2019 down 18.0% 45th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 14.09 headcount basis 2024 up 74.4% 89th Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2019 up 33.3% 85th Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 33rd ← Previous Page 18 of 47 Next →