Saudi Women Are 73% of Science Graduates and 12% of Engineering Graduates
Saudi women took 72.6% of natural sciences, mathematics and statistics degrees and 12.1% of engineering degrees in 2022, on UNESCO data. The aggregate women-in-STEM figure conceals a 60-point spread between fields, and the engineering share is the lowest in the Gulf.
Saudi Women's Workforce Participation Is Falling — and Officials Are Quoting Last Year's Number
Saudi women's workforce participation rate fell to 33.9% in the first quarter of 2026, down 2.4 percentage points from the record 36.3% set a year earlier. The celebrated fall in female unemployment to 9.0% is substantially arithmetic: the share of Saudi women actually in work fell further still.
Female Labour Force Participation Across the GCC: Gender Benchmark
Benchmarking female labour force participation across GCC states covering policy reforms and workforce integration.
Women in the Saudi Workforce: Progress and Barriers
Women's workforce participation in Saudi Arabia — from 17% to 36%, genuine progress and the structural barriers that remain.