Inactive population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and education level (2012)

		Saudis			Non-Saudis			TOTAL
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Illiterate	174.049	949.235	1.123.284	14.176	97.157	111.333	188.225	1.046.392	1.234.617
Read and write	119.748	456.735	576.483	15.661	106.182	121.843	135.409	562.917	698.326
Primary	416.384	787.842	1.204.226	41.782	121.353	163.135	458.166	909.195	1.367.361
Intermediate	831.105	1.197.382	2.028.487	143.661	246.519	390.180	974.766	1.443.901	2.418.667
Secondary or equivalent	779.565	1.602.380	2.381.945	72.822	315.016	387.838	852.387	1.917.396	2.769.783
Diploma	44.258	56.329	100.587	2.377	42.977	45.354	46.635	99.306	145.941
Bachelor Degree	67.878	373.655	441.533	16.608	247.419	264.027	84.486	621.074	705.560
Higher Diploma/ Master	4.485	4.055	8.540	1.328	12.251	13.579	5.813	16.306	22.119
Doctorate	1.624	929	2.553	352	2.647	2.999	1.976	3.576	5.552
total	2.439.096	5.428.542	7.867.638	308.767	1.191.521	1.500.288	2.747.863	6.620.063	9.367.926

Source: Manpower Survey, 2012 (Round 1)

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Sampling frame of LFS 2012 Round 1: Population Census 2010.

Sample size: 29 000 households

Reference period: January 25th-February 17th, 2012

 

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) residing in the Kingdom during the period of reference.

The ultimate sampling unit is the household.

 

(a) Household and household members: A person or group of persons, related or not related, who share housing and food.

Servants, drivers and similar categories are considered to be part of the household if they live in the same housing unit.

 

(b) Person out of the labour force: A person aged 15 years and over who is not included in the labour force, among which: the persons staying home for domestics activities, the students, the retired, the self sufficients,

the ones unable to enrol in labour, who are not working and do not look for employment for any other reason.

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry and Economy and Planning

 

3. Data availability

 

Surveys conducted since 1999 are available on the website of the CDSI (http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/), in published form in PDF format. A selection of tables is also available in PDF or Excel format.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814 (website English version) or https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814 (website Arabic version). The technical notes and tables of contents are in Arabic and the tables are in both languages.

Date of access: May 2013.