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Public education in Saudi Arabia—from primary education through college—is open to every Saudi citizen. Education is the second-largest sector of government spending in Saudi Arabia. [ 7 ] Saudi Arabia spends 8.8% of its gross domestic product on education, which is nearly double the global average of 4.6%. [ 8 ]
This review, developed in co-operation with the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, analyses the strengths and challenges of the country's education system and makes recommendations to help improve student learning.
الموقع الرسمي لوزارة التعليم , تعليم متميز لبناء مجتمع معرفي منافس عالمياً. توفير فرصة التعليم للجميع في بيئة تعليمية مناسبة.
Today, Saudi Arabia’s education system includes over fifty public&and private universities, with more planned; some 30,000 schools; and a large number of colleges and other institutions. The system is open to all citizens, and provides students with free education, books and health services.
In Saudi Arabia, the number of students per teacher in all public secondary education is one of the highest among OECD and partner countries with available data. (14.2 Ratio, rank 10/39 , 2022) Download Indicator
The MoE’s efforts to develop public education has contributed to improving learning outcomes, enhancing the ability of the Saudi public education sector to compete globally, achieving many achievements during 2022, and continuing to advance global performance indicators in the field of education.
Saudi Arabia’s education system since 1974, due to its largely non-compulsory status, take-up has been relatively poor. As at 2019, only 21% of the applicable age groups were attending pre-primary education institutions, the lowest rate compared our selected countries. World Bank, World Development Indicators, Education
