Inactive population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and education level (2013).

		Saudis			Non-Saudis			TOTAL
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Illiterate	109,614	609,560	719,174	12,366	59,441	71,807	121,980	669,001	790,981
Read and write	128,665	628,162	756,827	20,192	132,463	152,655	148,857	760,625	909,482
Primary	344,580	788,997	1,133,577	47,656	141,454	189,110	392,236	930,451	1,322,687
Intermediate	823,010	1,254,908	2,077,918	143,557	295,999	439,556	966,567	1,550,907	2,517,474
Secondary or equivalent	829,521	1,749,138	2,578,659	90,743	365,835	456,578	920,264	2,114,973	3,035,237
Diploma	36,661	50,930	87,591	4,296	47,892	52,188	40,957	98,822	139,779
Bachelor Degree	71,594	337,920	409,514	17,344	282,512	299,856	88,938	620,432	709,370
Higher Diploma/ Master	6,735	5,253	11,988	1,346	8,894	10,240	8,081	14,147	22,228
Doctorate	2,083	807	2,890	1,819	1,926	3,745	3,902	2,733	6,635
total	2,352,463	5,425,675	7,778,138	339,319	1,336,416	1,675,735	2,691,782	6,762,091	9,453,873

source: Labour Force Survey 2013 (Round 1)

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Sampling frame of LFS 2013 Round 1: Population Census 2010.

Sample size: 33500 households

Reference period: January 13th-February 5th, 2013

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.

 

Classification used for education statuses is ISCED.

 

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:September 2013.