In the labour force			Out of the labour force			Total
	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total
Illiterate	54,475	150,551	205,026	714,228	96,612	810,840	768,703	247,163	1,015,866
Read & Write	145,211	837,430	982,641	735,891	174,404	910,295	881,102	1,011,834	1,892,936
Primary	373,361	1,059,200	1,432,561	1,143,090	201,015	1,344,105	1,516,451	1,260,215	2,776,666
Intermediate	634,769	1,372,420	2,007,189	2,185,733	537,214	2,722,947	2,820,502	1,909,634	4,730,136
Secondary or Equivalent	1,938,530	1,016,008	2,954,538	2,651,554	533,039	3,184,593	4,590,084	1,549,047	6,139,131
Diploma	560,533	360,902	921,435	111,383	62,951	174,334	671,916	423,853	1,095,769
Bachelor Degree	1,730,023	1,068,191	2,798,214	391,688	299,393	691,081	2,121,711	1,367,584	3,489,295
Higher Diploma / Master Degree	77,294	92,882	170,176	12,952	15,907	28,859	90,246	108,789	199,035
Doctorate	31,565	97,079	128,644	5,257	4,590	9,847	36,822	101,669	138,491
Total	5,545,761	6,054,663	11,600,424	7,951,776	1,925,125	9,876,901	13,497,537	7,979,788	21,477,325

source: Labour Force Survey 2014 (Round 1).
ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Sampling frame of LFS 2014 Round 1: Population Census 2010.
Sample size: 33500 households
Reference period: January 2014.
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) Person in the labour force: a person aged 15 years and over, employed or unemployed.

(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 domestic 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 PDF format. Tables are also sometimes available in Excel format.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814 (website English version)
https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814
The technical notes and tables of contents are displayed in the PDF version, in Arabic only. The tables are in both languages.
Since 2007, Statistical Yearbooks have introduced a section on “Labour Statistics”, which presents a selection of tables from Manpower Surveys.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46

Date of access: October 2014.

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