Education spending in Saudi Arabia
Government spending on education in Saudi Arabia was equal to 4.5% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1997.
Saudi Arabia, 2023
4.5%
Change from 2008
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
4.3%
Education spending in Saudi Arabia over time
View
Saudi Arabia
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 5.1% in 2008, a change of −0.7 percentage points.
- Since 1998, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by −3.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
83.9%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
104.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
0.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
0.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
0.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS