Saudi Arabia: Working age population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/non-Saudi) and education level (Jan. 2014)

	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total
Illiterate	768,703	247,163	1,015,866
Read & Write	881,102	1,011,834	1,892,936
Primary	1,516,451	1,260,215	2,776,666
Intermediate	2,820,502	1,909,634	4,730,136
Secondary or Equivalent	4,590,084	1,549,047	6,139,131
Diploma	671,916	423,853	1,095,769
Bachelor Degree	2,121,711	1,367,584	3,489,295
Higher Diploma / Master Degree	90,246	108,789	199,035
Doctorate	36,822	101,669	138,491
Total	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.

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.