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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Universities

Saudi Universities Are Climbing the Rankings. Saudi Schools Are Not.

KFUPM ranked 63rd in the QS World University Rankings 2027. In PISA 2022, 30% of Saudi 15-year-olds reached the minimum standard in mathematics, against an OECD average of 69%. Both figures describe the same education system, and the gap between them is the story.

Updated Jul 31, 2026

Saudi Education Quality vs Quantity

Assessment of Saudi Arabia's education system — spending inputs vs learning outcomes, university rankings, and human capital reforms.

Updated Apr 18, 2026