Countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council vary significantly in size, population, and available budget. In 2023, three of the six GCC countries budgeted more than ** percent of state expenditure on education. The remaining three budgeted between * and **** percent each. GCC investment in education Investment in education has become a key priority for GCC countries in recent years. Countries like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates even have campuses of American universities like Northwestern, NYU, and Michigan State. In 2021, all countries in the council saw an increase in the share of student enrollment, with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recording only a marginal increase and the UAE topping the list with the biggest jump. Despite rising student enrollment, the average student-to-teacher ratio in the region remains low. Budget expenditure in the GCC Budget allocation for education comprised a significant share of the expenditure in most GCC countries. Saudi Arabia, which has the overwhelming share of schools in the GCC, dedicated the most significant portion of its budget to the education sector. Four out of the six countries spent a noticeably smaller portion of their expenditure on healthcare during the same period.

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 18.79 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Public spending on education, total (% of government expenditure) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data was reported at 19.257 % in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.604 % for 2006. Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 19.257 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2008, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.982 % in 1998 and a record low of 12.296 % in 1997. Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank: Education Statistics. General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 5.1147 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data was reported at 100.000 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2021, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2021 and a record low of 100.000 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;

Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data was reported at 5.138 % in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.891 % for 2006. Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 5.944 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2008, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.281 % in 1998 and a record low of 3.890 % in 1981. Saudi Arabia SA: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank: Education Statistics. General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.; ; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Median;

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 7.1862 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Secondary: % of Total Expenditure in Secondary Public Institutions data was reported at 98.780 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Secondary: % of Total Expenditure in Secondary Public Institutions data is updated yearly, averaging 98.780 % from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2021, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.780 % in 2021 and a record low of 98.780 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Secondary: % of Total Expenditure in Secondary Public Institutions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;

This statistic shows the share of the average household spending on recreation, entertainment, education and cultural services in percentage based on current prices in Saudi Arabia. In 2012, the average household spent ** percent of their income on leisure and educational services in Saudi Arabia.

In 2021, Chile was the country that spent the highest share of its gross domestic product (GDP) on higher education, reaching 2.4 percent. Of this, 1.5 percent came from private sources. The United States followed behind with its total spending reaching 2.4 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, higher education spending in Saudi Arabia only amounted to 0.3 percent of its GDP. To find out more about the expenditure on higher education per student in selected countries worldwide, please click here.

The government of Saudi Arabia spent ** percent of its budget for 2020 on education. Almost as much of the kingdom's budget was allocated to spending on the military. Health and social development was on third position.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was reported at 51539005239 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Saudi Arabia - Adjusted savings: education expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Saudi Arabia Government Budget: Expenditure: Education data was reported at 40,783.000 SAR mn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55,057.000 SAR mn for Jun 2018. Saudi Arabia Government Budget: Expenditure: Education data is updated quarterly, averaging 45,972.000 SAR mn from Mar 2017 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55,057.000 SAR mn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 40,783.000 SAR mn in Sep 2018. Saudi Arabia Government Budget: Expenditure: Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.F001: Government Revenue and Expenditure.

In 2021, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia spent respectively 186 billion and 175 billion Saudi Riyals in education and in health and social development. Government expenditure in Saudi Arabia totaled approximately 990 billion that year, with the highest share contributed to social-related segments.

Saudi Arabia SA: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure data was reported at 47.590 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 48.202 USD bn for 2015. Saudi Arabia SA: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 6.968 USD bn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.327 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 113.021 USD mn in 1970. Saudi Arabia SA: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment.; ; UNESCO; data are extrapolated to the most recent year available; ;

In 2023, the operating revenue of medium-sized education enterprises in Saudi Arabia amounted to approximately ***** billion Saudi riyals. That year, the total operating expenditure of MSMEs in the country's education industry amounted to around *** billion Saudi riyals.

Arabie saoudite: Public spending on education, percent of public spending: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Arabie saoudite de 1991 à 2008. La valeur moyenne pour Arabie saoudite pendant cette période était de 18.49 pour cent avec un minimum de 12.3 pour cent en 1997 et un maximum de 23.98 pour cent en 1998.

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Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Education & Entertainment: Education data was reported at 289.000 SAR in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 341.000 SAR for 2012. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Education & Entertainment: Education data is updated yearly, averaging 289.000 SAR from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2013, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 341.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 246.000 SAR in 2007. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Education & Entertainment: Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H003: Average Monthly Expenditure.

Explore the Saudi Arabia World Development Indicators dataset , including key indicators such as Access to clean fuels, Adjusted net enrollment rate, CO2 emissions, and more. Find valuable insights and trends for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, China, and India.

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total population (%), Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), Average working hours of children, working only, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Average working hours of children, working only, male, ages 7-14 (hours per week), Cause of death, by injury (% of total), Cereal yield (kg per hectare), Changes in inventories (current US$), Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing), Child employment in agriculture (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in manufacturing, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services (% of economically active children ages 7-14), Child employment in services, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14), Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV, Children in employment, study and work (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14), Children out of school, primary, Children out of school, primary, male, Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money), CO2 emissions (kg per 2015 US$ of GDP), CO2 emissions (kt), CO2 emissions from other sectors, excluding residential buildings and commercial and public services (% of total fuel combustion), CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion), Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP), Condom use, population ages 15-24, female (% of females ages 15-24), Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units), Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49), Control of Corruption: Estimate, Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Control of Corruption: Standard Error, Coverage of social insurance programs in 4th quintile (% of population), CPIA building human resources rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high), CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high), CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating (1=low to 6=high), Current education expenditure, secondary (% of total expenditure in secondary public institutions), DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$), Deposit interest rate (%), Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high), Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 who received ORS packet), Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP (current LCU), Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $), Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative), Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative), Electricity production from coal sources (% of total), Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total), Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate), Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita), Export unit value index (2015 = 100), Exports of goods and services (% of GDP), Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), External debt stocks (% of GNI), External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure), Female primary school age children out-of-school (%), Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%), Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms), Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms), Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms), Fixed broadband subscriptions, Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people), Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP), Forest area (% of land area), Forest area (sq. km), Forest rents (% of GDP), GDP growth (annual %), GDP per capita (constant LCU), GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent), GDP, PPP (constant 2017 international $), General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (Mt of CO2 equivalent), GNI growth (annual %), GNI per capita (constant LCU), GNI, PPP (current international $), Goods and services expense (current LCU), Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval, Government Effectiveness: Standard Error, Gross capital formation (annual % growth), Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), Gross capital formation (current LCU), Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group), Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group), Gross national expenditure (current LCU), Gross national expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2017 international $), Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure: linked series (current LCU), Human capital index (HCI) (scale 0-1), Human capital index (HCI), male (scale 0-1), Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months), Import value index (2015 = 100), Imports of goods and services (% of GDP), Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24), Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population), Income share held by highest 20%, Income share held by lowest 20%, Income share held by third 20%, Individuals using the Internet (% of population), Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), Informal payments to public officials (% of firms), Intentional homicides, male (per 100,000 male), Interest payments (% of expense), Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %), Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases), International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$), International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$), Investment in energy with private participation (current US$), Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate), Development

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