Education · Saudi Arabia
Yearly data from 2004 to 2025, from the World Bank.
Saudi Arabia's compulsory education, duration (years) was 9 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from 9 in 2015.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 9 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 9 | 2015 |
| Highest | 9 | 2004 |
| Lowest | 9 | 2004 |
| Average since 2016 | 9 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 9 | 2004 |
Over five years it is unchanged at from 9 in 2020. Since 2004 it is unchanged at from 9 in 2004.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
In 2025, Saudi Arabia had the 115th highest value of the 196 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 |
| World | 10 | 2025 |
| High income | 11 | 2025 |
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.
Limitations: The presence of national legislation does not guarantee that countries will implement it effectively, nor does it ensure that parents will take advantage of the provisions available for their children.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
| Year | Compulsory education, duration (years) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
Every indicator for Saudi Arabia is on the Saudi Arabia data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.COM.DURS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in