Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
99.2%
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2023.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).