Education in Saudi Arabia

2,778 indicators covering education for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year 2022 up 54.1% 150th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -9.69 % change on previous year 2022 down 344.4% 187th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 21,120 2018 down 78.3% 111th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.3676 units per square kilometre 2022 up 33.0% 140th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.3637 units per square kilometre 2022 up 27.8% 141st
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 35.1% 147th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.24 years 2019 up 105.3% 39th
Government expenditure on education, total 15.6% 2024 55th
Secondary education, general pupils 47.9% 2018 up 0.0% 169th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 120,830 number 2019 down 14.6% 35th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 104.0% 2024 down 0.5% 16th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 103.1% 2024 up 4.1% 12th
Children out of school 0.5% 2024 down 91.2% 169th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 390,099 number 2019 up 110.1% 59th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.013 number per person 2019 up 69.2% 169th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 274,912 2025 up 22.9% 54th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 264,706 2025 up 29.7% 54th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 539,618 2025 up 26.1% 54th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 1.07 million 2024 up 38.4% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 944,740 2024 up 30.0% 30th
Teachers in primary education, male 100,848 2024 down 40.0% 17th
Teachers in primary education, female 143,804 2024 down 19.8% 33rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 58.8% 2024 up 13.9% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.0% 2024 up 3.2% 74th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.22 years 2024 up 1.3% 68th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.0% 2024 192nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.4% 2024 down 4.2% 176th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.01 million 2024 up 34.3% 26th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.6% 2024 up 0.1% 53rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 430,399 2024 up 84.4% 62nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male 1.71 million 2024 up 25.0% 36th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.65 million 2024 up 36.9% 35th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 244,652 2024 down 29.6% 31st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.7% 2024 down 8.3% 191st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.3% 2024 up 0.1% 50th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 3.36 million 2024 up 30.5% 35th
Enrolment in primary education, male 1.75 million 2024 up 24.0% 47th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.69 million 2024 up 21.7% 45th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 760,448 2025 up 10.1% 53rd
School age population, upper secondary education, female 731,262 2025 up 20.3% 53rd
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.49 million 2025 up 14.9% 52nd
School age population, secondary education, male 1.57 million 2025 up 15.8% 57th
School age population, secondary education, female 1.51 million 2025 up 24.7% 55th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 3.08 million 2025 up 20.0% 56th
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.34 million 2025 down 15.1% 50th
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.15 million 2025 up 2.5% 56th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 2.49 million 2025 down 7.8% 52nd
School age population, lower secondary education, male 806,006 2025 up 21.8% 59th