Education in Saudi Arabia

150 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,971 2024 down 15.7% 56th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,585 2024 down 23.8% 56th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 92.1% 2018 down 14.2% 160th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 90.9% 2018 down 13.7% 161st
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 36.6% 95th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 186,700 people 2100 down 38.5% 55th
Population by level of education 24.36 million people 2100 up 3.3% 31st
Repeaters, primary, female 1.1% 2018 down 63.9% 108th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.3% 2018 down 62.0% 115th
School enrollment, secondary, private 14.4% 2024 up 2.8% 84th
School enrollment, primary 94.5% 2018 up 3.5% 84th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Over-age students, primary 4.4% 2018 down 65.4% 110th
Secondary education, teachers 49.4% 2024 down 2.6% 142nd
School enrollment, primary, female 94.4% 2018 up 4.3% 66th
School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% 2018 up 2.7% 63rd
Over-age students, primary, male 3.8% 2018 down 70.7% 118th
Over-age students, primary, female 5.0% 2018 down 59.7% 100th
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Progression to secondary school 98.0% 2017 up 3.4% 73rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 95.1% 2018 down 2.1% 100th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 49.5% 2018 up 1.7% 27th
Tertiary education, academic staff 48.1% 2024 up 18.7% 63rd
Persistence to grade 5, female 85.1% 2018 down 6.5% 102nd
Persistence to grade 5, male 85.9% 2018 down 11.2% 94th
School enrollment, secondary 96.4% 2018 up 31.0% 12th
Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th
Progression to secondary school, male 99.8% 2017 up 7.8% 34th
Progression to secondary school, female 96.1% 2017 down 1.0% 92nd
Expenditure on tertiary education 16.9% 1998 down 50.4% 100th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.8% 2024 up 0.6% 13th
Children out of school, primary 17,458 2024 down 89.5% 100th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 95.0% 2018 down 2.0% 80th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 95.2% 2018 down 2.1% 77th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2024 unchanged 24th
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
Secondary education, pupils 47.6% 2018 up 2.5% 155th
Children out of school, primary, female 4,633 2024 down 89.5% 114th
Children out of school, primary, male 12,825 2024 down 89.5% 89th
Literacy rate, adult total 97.9% 2024 up 3.7% 17th
Literacy rate, adult male 98.6% 2024 up 2.1% 18th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school 0.6% 2024 down 69.3% 161st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.53 2018 up 1.6% 127th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 15.04 2018 up 45.2% 110th
Net intake rate in grade 1 73.7% 2018 up 15.6% 53rd
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 18.97 2018 down 4.9% 66th
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 74.7% 2018 up 15.5% 52nd
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 72.8% 2018 up 15.6% 55th
Trained teachers in upper secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st