Saudi Arabia: Population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and education level (August 2016)
Saudis | Non-Saudis | Total | |||||||
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Illiterate | 98,846 | 352,870 | 451,716 | 85,087 | 48,138 | 133,225 | 183,933 | 401,008 | 584,941 |
Read & Write | 233,657 | 637,215 | 870,872 | 745,172 | 369,270 | 1,114,442 | 978,829 | 1,006,485 | 1,985,314 |
Primary | 582,248 | 687,350 | 1,269,598 | 1,238,525 | 405,801 | 1,644,326 | 1,820,773 | 1,093,151 | 2,913,924 |
Intermediate | 1,302,119 | 1,258,266 | 2,560,385 | 2,064,411 | 722,718 | 2,787,129 | 3,366,530 | 1,980,984 | 5,347,514 |
Secondary or Equivalent | 2,982,586 | 2,321,605 | 5,304,191 | 1,574,424 | 778,323 | 2,352,747 | 4,557,010 | 3,099,928 | 7,656,938 |
Diploma | 434,094 | 195,699 | 629,793 | 387,645 | 101,544 | 489,189 | 821,739 | 297,243 | 1,118,982 |
Bachelor Degree | 1,157,165 | 1,247,805 | 2,404,970 | 1,025,418 | 447,624 | 1,473,042 | 2,182,583 | 1,695,429 | 3,878,012 |
Higher Diploma / Master Degree | 67,079 | 24,128 | 91,207 | 71,693 | 25,948 | 97,641 | 138,772 | 50,076 | 188,848 |
Doctorate | 19,166 | 4,097 | 23,263 | 38,283 | 16,096 | 54,379 | 57,449 | 20,193 | 77,642 |
Total | 6,876,960 | 6,729,035 | 13,605,995 | 7,230,658 | 2,915,462 | 10,146,120 | 14,107,618 | 9,644,497 | 23,752,115 |
source: GLMM calculations, based on the published results of Labour Force Survey 2016 (Q3).
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
Sampling frame of LFS 2016 Q3: Population Census 2010.
Sample size: 33,325 households
Reference period: August 2016
Population of reference: All the members of the households selected in the sample, including domestic helpers and the like who
live in one house; Saudi and non-Saudi population,
living in the Kingdom at the time of the survey.
Classification used for education level: ISCED.
2. Institution which provides data
General Authority for Statistics (GAStat)
3. Data availability
Labour Force Surveys conducted since 1999 are available on the website of GAStat, in Excel and PDF formats.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814
Last date of access: July 2017.
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