Education in Saudi Arabia 2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1.43 GPIA 2023 up 161.6% 37th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 0.5623 GPIA 2022 — 63rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.52 UIS estimate 2023 up 82.2% 33rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1.57 GPIA 2023 up 105.6% 42nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.64 UIS estimate 2023 up 43.4% 27th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 149 2024 down 82.6% 50th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 989 2024 down 10.7% 35th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 8,855 2024 up 26.3% 9th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 1,427 2024 down 73.8% 23rd Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 4,750 2024 down 7.0% 15th Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 2,074 2024 down 47.6% 20th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 444 2024 down 54.6% 48th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1,482 2024 up 17.1% 33rd Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 32,735 number 2019 up 323.3% 16th Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 4.5% 2019 up 52.9% 130th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 705 2024 down 7.0% 16th Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 53 2024 down 91.0% 40th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 15,343 number 2019 down 88.2% 73rd Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, female 85.1% 2018 down 6.5% 102nd Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, male 85.9% 2018 down 11.2% 94th Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.9909 GPIA 2018 up 5.3% 126th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 589 2024 down 73.1% 35th Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 4,643 2024 up 63.9% 13th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 2025 unchanged 17th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 17th Theoretical duration of primary education in years 6 2025 unchanged 5th Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 38th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 2025 unchanged 21st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 9th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 25th Number of primary education enrolments 3.45 million 2024 up 22.8% 12th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 1.41 GPIA 2022 up 69.2% 24th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 1.29 GPIA 2022 up 116.9% 26th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 up 235.9% 108th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, female 0.0% 2022 up 172.2% 108th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 0 millions 1998 — 70th School-age population 1.59 million 2025 down 0.6% 10th School-age population 1.58 million 2025 up 25.2% 19th School-age population 1.49 million 2025 up 14.9% 16th School-age population 3.32 million 2025 up 17.4% 12th Proportion of qualified teachers in upper secondary education 1 GPIA 2024 unchanged 22nd Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 3,200 number 2019 down 11.7% 41st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 426,555 number 2017 down 61.0% 43rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 1.16 million number 2017 down 55.4% 45th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 730,194 number 2017 down 51.4% 44th Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 1998 — 69th Number of pre-primary education enrolments 430,399 2024 up 84.4% 21st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 17,033 number 2017 down 75.0% 49th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 33,779 number 2017 down 81.0% 48th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 16,746 number 2017 down 84.8% 47th Average years of schooling 11.31 years 2020 up 33.5% 53rd Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 14.09 pupils per teacher 2024 up 74.4% 89th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1.5 years 2019 down 25.0% 104th Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.0% 2021 down 83.8% 118th Population, ages 3-5, female 927,068 2015 up 13.4% 42nd Population, ages 3-5, male 946,179 2015 up 13.4% 42nd ← Previous Page 21 of 47 Next →