Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Saudi Arabia stood at 99.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% 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 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 37 Thailand 99.9% compare
- 38 El Salvador 99.6% compare
- 39 Denmark 99.5% compare
- 41 New Zealand 99.1% compare
- 42 Norway 99.0% compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 98.9% compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 244,652 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.31 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (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 99.2% in 2023, 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 40th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (%)