Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2019 down 33.3% 112th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 1,160 number 2019 down 84.6% 91st Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education 15.58 headcount basis 2024 up 88.5% 49th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 15,275 number 2019 up 55.1% 23rd Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in lower secondary 13.86 headcount basis 2024 up 78.2% 44th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 30th Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 49.4% 2024 up 46.1% 97th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 91.0% 97th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 50.6% 2024 down 23.5% 73rd Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in secondary 13.88 headcount basis 2024 up 68.2% 49th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.56 million number 2019 down 3.3% 40th Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 1998 — 74th Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 50.6% 2024 down 25.0% 66th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 49.4% 2024 up 51.7% 103rd Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 102.1% 103rd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in upper secondary 13.9 headcount basis 2024 up 58.2% 35th Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2016 up 8.1% 55th Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 62.7% 2024 up 78.5% 127th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 755,328 number 2019 up 1.6% 39th Proportion of qualified teachers in secondary education, adjusted 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 33rd Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, both 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,000 number 2019 down 32.8% 49th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 3,600 number 2019 down 31.0% 54th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 5,935 2023 down 12.1% 13th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 8.4% 31st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 32nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.60 million number 2019 up 15.5% 25th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 22,075 number 2019 up 18.1% 39th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2021 down 51.9% 123rd Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 1998 — 72nd Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Net intake rate in grade 1 73.7% 2018 up 15.6% 53rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 715,848 number 2019 up 10.4% 29th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 93.6% 2024 down 1.5% 24th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 11,104 2023 down 31.0% 36th ← Previous Page 19 of 47 Next →