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Education in general> Saudi Arabia Pre-primary education> Saudi Arabia Pre-primary education at home> Saudi Arabia % of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school 21.7% (2019) [52/53countries] % of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school 35.5% (2019) [43/53countries] % of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school 34.3% (2019) [46/53countries] % of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school 48.5% (2019) [22/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school 50.2% (2019) [39/53countries] % of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school 32.6% (2019) [38/53countries] % of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school 35.0% (2019) [32/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school 52.6% (2019) [23/53countries] % of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school 43.6% (2019) [32/53countries] % of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school 44.9% (2019) [19/53countries] % of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school 44.8% (2019) [25/53countries] % of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school 42.3% (2019) [49/53countries] % of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school 39.9% (2019) [48/53countries] % of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school 53.0% (2019) [41/53countries] % of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school 34.6% (2019) [41/53countries] % of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school 54.5% (2019) [25/53countries] % of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school 53.9% (2019) [21/53countries] % of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school 16.7% (2019) [23/53countries] Pre-primary education on letters> Saudi Arabia % of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 69.0% (2019) [8/53countries] % of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school 42.5% (2019) [15/53countries] % of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school 27.1% (2019) [15/53countries] % of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school 17.1% (2019) [19/53countries] % of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school 66.1% (2019) [7/53countries] % of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school 76.0% (2019) [13/53countries] % of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school 41.8% (2019) [13/53countries] Pre-primary education on numbers> Saudi Arabia % of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 28.2% (2019) [38/53countries] % of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 29.9% (2019) [26/53countries] % of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 29.3% (2019) [21/53countries] % of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 85.2% (2019) [21/53countries] % of the children who could do simple subtraction up to 100 or higher when they began primary school 77.2% (2019) [17/53countries] Primary school> Saudi Arabia Primary school students - home> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 4 students who have their own room 48.4% (2019) [54/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home 80.1% (2019) [44/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone 60.5% (2019) [36/57countries] Primary school students - school life> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week 27.7% (2019) [2/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 28.9% (2019) [41/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 36.5% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 71.4% (2019) [12/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 69.9% (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 72.0% (2019) [13/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 74.3% (2019) [17/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 80.0% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names 46.7% (2019) [32/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities 43.8% (2019) [27/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them 37.3% (2019) [39/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them 38.0% (2019) [14/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 33.6% (2019) [12/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them 42.1% (2019) [27/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 29.4% (2019) [21/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 19.5% (2019) [11/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 16.4% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 14.3% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them 27.3% (2019) [19/57countries] Primary school students - mathematics> Saudi Arabia Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade 398 (2019) [52/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 53.8% (2019) [32/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 77.2% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 19.3% (2019) [14/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 17.8% (2019) [5/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 78.1% (2019) [11/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 77.7% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 70.7% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 73.6% (2019) [7/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 69.1% (2019) [6/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 67.7% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 63.1% (2019) [25/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 73.4% (2019) [11/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 79.8% (2019) [12/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 85.0% (2019) [18/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 83.7% (2019) [17/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 78.8% (2019) [24/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 25.3% (2019) [13/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 20.9% (2019) [41/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 19.3% (2019) [20/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson 26.1% (2019) [34/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 19.6% (2019) [38/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 39.7% (2019) [17/56countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 71.3% (2019) [4/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 20.9% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics 16.1% (2019) [13/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 66.1% (2019) [5/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 19.9% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 53.1% (2019) [3/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 69.1% (2019) [1/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 17.5% (2019) [16/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 17.9% (2019) [15/57countries] Primary school students - science> Saudi Arabia Average score of science achievement of 4th grade 402 (2019) [52/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 47.0% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 78.9% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 18.9% (2019) [12/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring 16.7% (2019) [5/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 78.3% (2019) [15/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 77.5% (2019) [11/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 80.8% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science 73.3% (2019) [6/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 80.8% (2019) [10/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 69.7% (2019) [8/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 64.8% (2019) [19/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 74.2% (2019) [13/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 79.9% (2019) [14/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 83.8% (2019) [16/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 81.5% (2019) [17/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 76.8% (2019) [20/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 75.1% (2019) [4/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 17.3% (2019) [8/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science 15.6% (2019) [9/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 71.3% (2019) [6/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 71.7% (2019) [1/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 17.1% (2019) [6/57countries] % of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 17.4% (2019) [8/57countries] Primary school students - instruction out of school> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 23.8% (2019) [17/52countries] % of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 19.1% (2019) [12/52countries] Primary school - evaluation of parents> Saudi Arabia % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school does a good job including them in their child�fs education 76.9% (2019) [8/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment 84.0% (2019) [5/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child�fs school cares about their child's progress in school 82.0% (2019) [6/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress 75.0% (2019) [14/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards 65.5% (2019) [9/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading 77.8% (2019) [14/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics 77.7% (2019) [8/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science 73.3% (2019) [9/52countries] Primary school - future educational plan> Saudi Arabia % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 87.1% (2019) [11/52countries] % of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish postgraduate degree 58.7% (2019) [6/52countries] Lower secondary school> Saudi Arabia Lower secondary school students - home> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 8 students who have their own room 55.7% (2019) [35/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home 89.5% (2019) [28/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone 81.9% (2019) [29/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Internet use> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials 73.3% (2019) [3/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher 63.9% (2019) [17/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects 78.5% (2019) [23/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher 48.0% (2019) [16/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science 78.4% (2019) [6/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science 52.5% (2019) [13/38countries] Lower secondary school students - School life> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week 21.8% (2019) [2/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 32.4% (2019) [34/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday 27.5% (2019) [25/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school 37.0% (2019) [14/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school 56.0% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school 54.0% (2019) [10/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them 54.9% (2019) [6/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school 64.0% (2019) [6/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance 35.7% (2019) [31/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them 37.6% (2019) [30/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others 31.5% (2019) [30/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them 24.0% (2019) [32/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family 20.6% (2019) [28/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them 27.9% (2019) [18/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do 14.4% (2019) [27/37countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online 24.0% (2019) [8/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online 16.4% (2019) [13/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online 11.6% (2019) [24/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them 13.8% (2019) [25/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them 17.9% (2019) [18/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group 18.4% (2019) [30/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose 20.8% (2019) [18/38countries] Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> Saudi Arabia Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade 394 (2019) [37/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson 47.8% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics 37.9% (2019) [10/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics 19.5% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring 17.1% (2019) [23/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics 43.5% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much 35.6% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers 30.7% (2019) [9/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems 33.0% (2019) [9/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons 24.7% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects 32.1% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons 44.6% (2019) [21/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons 53.5% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons 64.2% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics 70.5% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons 70.5% (2019) [3/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons 63.6% (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons 73.8% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students don�ft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson 18.0% (2019) [27/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson 21.6% (2019) [21/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson 19.4% (2019) [9/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson 20.2% (2019) [17/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson 19.4% (2019) [16/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson 40.5% (2019) [7/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics 50.0% (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates 17.8% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths 25.1% (2019) [19/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics 38.3% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous 15.5% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems 24.9% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics 46.3% (2019) [3/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject 26.3% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused 17.9% (2019) [26/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life 57.7% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects 42.0% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice 66.3% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want 64.0% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics 32.0% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world 55.1% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 57.2% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics 66.1% (2019) [16/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics 67.6% (2019) [9/39countries] Lower secondary school students - Science> Saudi Arabia Average score of science achievement of 8th grade 431 (2019) [35/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week 27.1% (2019) [16/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science 60.5% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science 17.3% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring 16.6% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science 64.8% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much 58.5% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons 53.2% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work 68.1% (2019) [5/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments 65.1% (2019) [7/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects 54.4% (2019) [5/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons 53.4% (2019) [9/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons 64.0% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons 72.1% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science 76.3% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons 73.7% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons 65.4% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons 74.2% (2019) [5/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science 58.0% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates 16.6% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths 20.4% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science 56.4% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems 37.9% (2019) [4/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science 55.0% (2019) [3/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject 15.3% (2019) [6/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused 14.0% (2019) [13/26countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life 66.2% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects 51.9% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice 65.1% (2019) [3/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want 61.1% (2019) [5/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science 47.9% (2019) [8/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world 61.7% (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults 61.0% (2019) [4/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science 62.0% (2019) [7/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science 70.9% (2019) [6/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day 50.2% (2019) [11/39countries] % of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day 23.0% (2019) [4/26countries] Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months 50.2% (2019) [14/38countries] % of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months 46.9% (2019) [7/38countries] Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> Saudi Arabia % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree 68.5% (2019) [18/39countries] % of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree 53.9% (2019) [8/39countries] Lower secondary education teachers> Saudi Arabia Lower secondary education teachers: Total working hours 28.74 (2018) [47/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on teaching 20.67 (2018) [16/47countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on individual planning or preparation of lessons either at school or out of school 5.49 (2018) [41/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on team work and dialogue with colleagues within the school 3.70 (2018) [3/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent marking/correcting of student work 4.89 (2018) [14/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on counselling students 3.24 (2018) [9/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent in participation in school management 3.23 (2018) [3/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on general administrative work (including communication, paperwork, and other clerical duties) 2.66 (2018) [21/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on professional development activities 3.13 (2018) [7/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on communication and co-operation with parents or guardians 2.16 (2018) [6/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in extracurricular activities 2.58 (2018) [8/48countries] Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in other work tasks 2.47 (2018) [8/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who present a summary of recently learned content 83.30% (2018) [12/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who set goals at the beginning of instruction 88.65% (2018) [18/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who explain what they expect students to learn 89.55% (2018) [32/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who explain how new and old topics are related 89.66% (2018) [20/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who present tasks for which there is no obvious solution 43.88% (2018) [17/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who give tasks that require students to think critically 62.20% (2018) [22/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who have students work in small groups to come up with a joint solution to a problem or task 72.40% (2018) [6/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who ask students to decide on their own procedures for solving complex tasks 55.81% (2018) [12/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to follow classroom rules 87.93% (2018) [6/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to listen to what they say 88.04% (2018) [4/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who calm students who are disruptive 84.49% (2018) [4/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to quieten down quickly when the lesson begins 81.31% (2018) [3/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who refer to a problem from everyday life or work to demonstrate why new knowledge is useful 77.81% (2018) [25/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who let students practise similar tasks until they know that every student has understood the subject matter 81.05% (2018) [12/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who give students projects that require at least one week to complete 42.07% (2018) [11/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who let students use ICT for projects or class work 48.59% (2018) [25/47countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who would like to change to another school if possible 47.12% (2018) [1/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who enjoy working at the present school 78.74% (2018) [44/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers who would recommend the present school as a good place to work 74.60% (2018) [41/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with their performance in the present school 92.23% (2018) [36/48countries] % of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with the present job all in all 87.09% (2018) [41/48countries] High school students - Performance and preference> Saudi Arabia Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) 382.6 (2022) [62/80countries] Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) 388.8 (2022) [60/80countries] Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) 390.4 (2022) [64/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is one of their favourite subjects 52.6% (2022) [10/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is one of their favourite subjects 55.4% (2022) [27/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is one of their favourite subjects 65.1% (2022) [11/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that mathematics is easy for them 58.6% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that national language is easy for them 70.8% (2022) [15/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that science is easy for them 71.3% (2022) [3/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their mathematics class 86.5% (2022) [41/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their national language class 85.5% (2022) [50/76countries] % of 15 year old students who want to do well in their science class 86.8% (2022) [43/76countries] High school students - Things at home> Saudi Arabia % of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home 68.5% (2018) [61/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home 20.5% (2018) [77/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home 29.7% (2018) [71/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home 44.3% (2018) [67/79countries] % of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home 82.6% (2018) [1/79countries] High school students - Language lessons> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons 23.9% (2018) [46/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons 26.1% (2018) [46/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for the students to quieten down in their language lessons 26.7% (2018) [27/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons 18.7% (2018) [25/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students don't start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their language lessons 22.4% (2018) [40/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons 81.4% (2018) [20/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons 79.9% (2018) [19/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons 84.7% (2018) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons 82.7% (2018) [9/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons 82.4% (2018) [13/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher asks questions to check whether they have understood what was taught in their language lessons 82.8% (2018) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons 60.6% (2018) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons 77.2% (2018) [37/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons 73.9% (2018) [35/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons 69.8% (2018) [32/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons 66.4% (2018) [54/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons 44.1% (2018) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher provides individual help when a student has difficulties understanding a topic or task in their language lessons 55.8% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher changes the structure of the lesson on a topic that most students find difficult to understand in their language lessons 44.5% (2018) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons 31.9% (2018) [43/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons 35.4% (2018) [59/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons 43.5% (2018) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons 76.3% (2018) [30/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons 71.5% (2018) [15/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear that the teacher likes to deal with the topic of the lesson in their language lessons 76.4% (2018) [47/76countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons 70.5% (2018) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school 33.4% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school 32.5% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school 28.3% (2018) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school 24.5% (2018) [21/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons 54.3% (2018) [48/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons 51.1% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows students how the information in texts builds on what they already know in their language lessons 53.6% (2018) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons 64.1% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons 3.6% (2018) [76/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons 57.8% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons 56.2% (2018) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to discuss in small groups with other students who read the same book or chapter in their language lessons 59.9% (2018) [27/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 63.8% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons 74.3% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the content of the book or the chapter with their own experience in their language lessons 49.1% (2018) [30/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to compare the book with other books or texts on a similar topic in their language lessons 46.7% (2018) [52/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons 57.7% (2018) [26/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons 58.2% (2018) [46/77countries] High school students - Mathematics lessons> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their mathematics lessons 24.7% (2022) [56/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their mathematics lessons 25.6% (2022) [51/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in their mathematics lessons 24.1% (2022) [46/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their mathematics lessons 23.4% (2022) [36/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students do not start working for a long time after the lesson begins in their mathematics lessons 22.5% (2022) [51/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 19.1% (2022) [71/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that students get distracted by other students who are using digital resources in their mathematics lessons 16.8% (2022) [70/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their mathematics lessons 76.3% (2022) [17/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their mathematics lessons 77.1% (2022) [25/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their mathematics lessons 80.1% (2022) [25/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understand in their mathematics lessons 77.9% (2022) [14/79countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to solve mathematics problems without computing anything 15.5% (2022) [36/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain how they solved a mathematics problem 41.7% (2022) [58/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain what assumptions they were making when solving a mathematics problem 32.2% (2022) [64/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to explain our reasoning when solving a mathematics problem 37.0% (2022) [59/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to defend their answer to a mathematics problem 33.1% (2022) [67/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think about how new and old mathematics topics were related 33.0% (2022) [51/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how to solve mathematics problems in different ways than demonstrated in class 47.8% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often told them to keep trying even when they face difficulties with a mathematics task 52.7% (2022) [35/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them to memorize rules and apply them to solve mathematics problems 57.5% (2022) [29/80countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them to think of problems from everyday life that could be solved with new mathematics knowledge they learned 23.7% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed them how mathematics can be useful in our everyday lives 39.6% (2022) [19/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think mathematically 44.6% (2022) [19/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often taught them how to use mathematical logic when approaching new situations 39.1% (2022) [30/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often showed us how some problems that look difficult can be solved more easily by understanding how the number system is organized 48.6% (2022) [24/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often gave problems from everyday life involving numbers and asked them to make a decision about the situation 34.2% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often asked them how different topics are connected to a bigger mathematical idea 37.6% (2022) [23/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often encouraged them to think about how a problem from everyday life could be solved using mathematics 39.6% (2022) [20/76countries] % of 15 year old students who say that the teacher often explained how different mathematical ideas connect to a larger context 42.9% (2022) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 30.2% (2022) [74/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 31.0% (2022) [78/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 27.0% (2022) [76/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to understand scientific tables presented in an article 27.8% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 21.7% (2022) [11/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried to find the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 33.7% (2022) [74/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 23.2% (2022) [7/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 40.9% (2022) [75/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never solved an equation like 3x+5=17 22.2% (2022) [23/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never extracted mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 18.6% (2022) [60/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never interpreted mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 25.4% (2022) [73/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never used the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 31.0% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 30.0% (2022) [71/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never identified constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 33.0% (2022) [72/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never represented a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 25.9% (2022) [48/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never evaluated the significance of observed patterns in data 28.8% (2022) [69/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never tried coding/programming computers 40.4% (2022) [79/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never worked with computer mathematics systems 30.2% (2022) [77/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have rarely or never calculated the properties of an irregularly shaped object 35.8% (2022) [56/80countries] High school students - Learning mathematics> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who always actively participate in group discussions during mathematics class. 19.3% (2022) [16/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always pay attention when their mathematics teacher is speaking 46.4% (2022) [14/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always put effort into assignments for mathematics class 37.0% (2022) [22/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always give up when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 12.0% (2022) [16/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always make time to learn the material for mathematics class 23.6% (2022) [31/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always ask questions when they do not understand the mathematics material being taught 26.1% (2022) [23/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always lose interest during mathematics lessons 15.9% (2022) [12/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always try to connect new material to what they have learned in previous mathematics lessons 25.7% (2022) [16/80countries] % of 15 year old students who always start their work on mathematics assignments right away 31.0% (2022) [10/80countries] % of 15 year old students who often worry that it will be difficult for them in mathematics classes 60.2% (2022) [44/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very tense when they have to do mathematics homework. 35.9% (2022) [68/79countries] % of 15 year old students who get very nervous doing mathematics problems 40.6% (2022) [49/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel helpless when doing a mathematics problem 39.1% (2022) [54/79countries] % of 15 year old students who worry that they will get poor school grades in mathematics 61.0% (2022) [51/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel anxious about failing in mathematics 52.7% (2022) [53/79countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in one-on-one tutoring with a person for mathematics except school lessons 27.9% (2022) [32/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in Internet or computer tutoring with a programme or application for mathematics except school lessons 40.1% (2022) [10/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in video-recorded instruction by a person for mathematics except school lessons 40.4% (2022) [3/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in small group study or practice (2 to 7 students) for mathematics except school lessons 26.8% (2022) [18/80countries] % of 15 year old students who participate in large group study or practice (8 or more students) for mathematics except school lessons 20.8% (2022) [18/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not participate in any instruction for mathematics except school lessons 37.8% (2022) [51/80countries] High school students - Mathematics knowledge> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who are confident about working out from a train timetable how long it would take to get from one place to another 56.2% (2022) [41/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how much more expensive a computer would be after adding tax 56.0% (2022) [39/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating how many square metres of tiles you need to cover a floor 53.2% (2022) [49/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about understanding scientific tables presented in an article 61.8% (2022) [9/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 6x2 +5 = 29 64.8% (2022) [49/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding the actual distance between two places on a map with a 1:10,000 scale 52.2% (2022) [25/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 2(x+3) = (x+3)(x-3) 63.1% (2022) [52/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the power consumption of an electronic appliance per week 57.2% (2022) [11/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about solving an equation like 3x+5=17 70.4% (2022) [53/80countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about extracting mathematical information from diagrams, graphs, or simulations 63.5% (2022) [29/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about interpreting mathematical solutions in the context of a real-life challenge 57.5% (2022) [21/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using the concept of statistical variation to make a decision 53.9% (2022) [15/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying mathematical aspects of a real-world problem 56.3% (2022) [25/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about identifying constraints and assumptions behind mathematical modelling 53.3% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about representing a situation mathematically using variables, symbols, or diagrams 61.4% (2022) [22/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about evaluating the significance of observed patterns in data 60.2% (2022) [15/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about coding/programming computers 55.9% (2022) [5/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about working with computer mathematics systems 63.1% (2022) [6/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about calculating the properties of an irregularly shaped object 58.5% (2022) [7/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Divisor" 24.0% (2022) [63/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Area of a circle" 41.6% (2022) [39/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Subjunctive scaling" 13.9% (2022) [12/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Congruent figures" 39.8% (2022) [9/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear equation" 29.0% (2022) [49/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Pythagorean theorem" 45.8% (2022) [44/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Linear inequalities" 26.7% (2022) [36/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Complex number" 28.5% (2022) [9/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Exponential function" 26.9% (2022) [13/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Probability" 38.5% (2022) [26/76countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Declarative fraction" 28.0% (2022) [5/75countries] % of 15 year old students who understand "Three-dimensional geometry" 31.3% (2022) [10/76countries] High school students - Internet education> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine 82.1% (2018) [3/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet 74.1% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant 66.3% (2018) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online 62.6% (2018) [60/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use the short description below the links in the list of results of a search 58.0% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased 56.5% (2018) [26/77countries] % of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails 58.8% (2018) [7/77countries] High school students - Reading> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who read only if they have to 46.5% (2018) [38/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies 58.3% (2018) [16/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people 51.6% (2018) [19/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time 22.3% (2018) [41/77countries] % of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need 57.7% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read magazines several times a week 6.6% (2018) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read comic books several times a week 11.3% (2018) [18/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week 26.4% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week 14.6% (2018) [13/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week 15.4% (2018) [14/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often in paper format 23.3% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books more often on digital devices 27.7% (2018) [13/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices 16.0% (2018) [43/77countries] % of 15 year old students who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment 19.5% (2018) [45/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are good readers 80.1% (2018) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts 65.3% (2018) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they read fluently 77.7% (2018) [29/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading 15.4% (2018) [53/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it 58.2% (2018) [10/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text 26.9% (2018) [32/77countries] High school students - Internet use> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who read emails several times a day 13.3% (2018) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students who chat on line several times a day 67.9% (2018) [42/77countries] % of 15 year old students who read online news several times a day 36.7% (2018) [13/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day 37.1% (2018) [11/77countries] % of 15 year old students who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day 24.4% (2018) [6/77countries] % of 15 year old students who search for practical information online several times a day 23.3% (2018) [31/77countries] High school students - use of digital resources> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities at school 26.0% (2022) [6/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities at school for more than 5 hours a day 10.0% (2022) [37/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities before and after school 26.0% (2022) [4/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 9.7% (2022) [29/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for learning activities on weekends 32.3% (2022) [7/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for learning activities on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 12.5% (2022) [17/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure at school 46.0% (2022) [7/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure at school for more than 5 hours a day 12.5% (2022) [11/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure before and after school 24.3% (2022) [9/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure before and after school for more than 5 hours a day 13.7% (2022) [32/75countries] % of 15 year old students who do not use digital resources for leisure on weekends 16.7% (2022) [14/75countries] % of 15 year old students who use digital resources for leisure on weekends for more than 5 hours a day 41.4% (2022) [17/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 42.7% (2022) [4/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during class 25.5% (2022) [74/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 39.1% (2022) [6/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always turn off notifications from social networks and apps during sleep 33.6% (2022) [64/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 18.4% (2022) [9/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always keep their digital device near them to answer messages at home 45.3% (2022) [46/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 67.4% (2022) [2/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always have their digital device open in class for notes/ information 8.3% (2022) [63/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 68.8% (2022) [20/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel pressured to be online and answer messages during class 8.1% (2022) [31/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) never feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 49.7% (2022) [46/75countries] % of 15 year old students who (almost) always feel nervous/anxious without their digital device around 18.9% (2022) [6/75countries] High school students - response to a junk mail> Saudi Arabia Extent to which 15-year-olds think of answering the email and asking for more information as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.89 (2018) [30/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the sender�fs email address as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 4.08 (2018) [18/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of clicking on the link to fill out the form as soon as possible as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.86 (2018) [12/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of deleting the email without clicking on the link as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 2.96 (2018) [40/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the website of the mobile phone operator as appropriate for a message from a wellknown mobile phone operator telling them that they are one of the winners of a smartphone 3.84 (2018) [25/77countries] High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> Saudi Arabia % of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test 41.1% (2018) [7/77countries] % of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test 32.3% (2018) [9/77countries] % of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test 37.1% (2018) [8/77countries] High school students - learning method> Saudi Arabia Extent to which 15-year-olds think of concentrating on the parts of the text that are easy to understand as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.77 (2018) [8/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.64 (2018) [4/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of discussing its content with other people after reading the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.76 (2018) [14/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.35 (2018) [14/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text 4.07 (2018) [34/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text 3.34 (2018) [8/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking that each paragraph is covered in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.68 (2018) [7/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of I trying to copy out accurately as many sentences as possible as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 3.54 (2018) [1/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text as many times as possible before writing the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.15 (2018) [4/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of carefully checking whether the most important facts in the text are represented in the summary as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.32 (2018) [16/77countries] Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading through the text, underlining the most important sentences, and then writing them in their own words as useful for writing a summary of a long and rather difficult two-page text 4.41 (2018) [12/77countries] High school students - effort, failure, talent> Saudi Arabia % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job 90.6% (2018) [7/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college 89.6% (2018) [19/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important 88.1% (2018) [20/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can 82.4% (2018) [24/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start 78.3% (2018) [18/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance 79.1% (2018) [54/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who would rather keep struggling to master something if they are not good at than move on to something they may be good at 72.7% (2018) [23/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing 44.8% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing 41.5% (2018) [68/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing 39.2% (2018) [66/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they can�ft change their intelligence very much 59.0% (2022) [17/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good at mathematics, no matter how hard they study 57.8% (2022) [59/75countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that some people are just not good in national language, no matter how hard they study 45.9% (2022) [65/75countries] High school students - competition and cooperation> Saudi Arabia % of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others 69.2% (2018) [16/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task 74.1% (2018) [15/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people 81.9% (2018) [13/79countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition 46.5% (2018) [37/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other 51.6% (2018) [32/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important 50.0% (2018) [26/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others 49.0% (2018) [40/78countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation 40.2% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other 46.5% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important 48.8% (2018) [55/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others 51.2% (2018) [49/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on mathematics homework 7.0% (2022) [53/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on national language homework 6.2% (2022) [48/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on science homework 8.1% (2022) [50/80countries] % of 15-year-olds who spend more than 2 hours on homework in total 25.5% (2022) [67/80countries] High school students - life> Saudi Arabia Life satisfaction of 15-year-olds (10 steps) 7.363 (2022) [13/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose 80.1% (2018) [16/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life 60.4% (2018) [42/74countries] % of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life 80.0% (2018) [11/74countries] High school students - feeling> Saudi Arabia % of 15-year-olds who always feel happy 42.7% (2018) [40/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel scared 4.3% (2018) [31/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel lively 45.0% (2018) [15/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable 4.8% (2018) [50/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel proud 48.0% (2018) [3/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid 3.4% (2018) [65/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful 46.6% (2018) [24/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel sad 7.4% (2018) [31/73countries] % of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful 43.2% (2018) [36/73countries] High school students - goals in school> Saudi Arabia % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible 61.9% (2018) [12/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes 52.8% (2018) [19/77countries] % of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible 70.0% (2018) [7/77countries] High school students - doing things in life> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who usually manage one way or another 76.9% (2018) [56/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel proud that they have accomplished things 87.5% (2018) [40/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel that they can handle many things at a time 74.3% (2018) [26/76countries] % of 15 year old students who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation 74.0% (2018) [60/78countries] High school students - significance of school> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who think that school has done little to prepare them for adult life when they leave school 40.4% (2022) [65/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has been a waste of time 27.2% (2022) [32/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has helped give confidence to make decisions 64.1% (2022) [22/75countries] % of 15 year old students who think that school has taught things which could be useful in a job 74.6% (2022) [19/75countries] High school students - feeling at school> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) 19.8% (2022) [35/79countries] % of 15 year old students who make friends easily at school 70.8% (2022) [71/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel like they belong at school. 73.1% (2022) [55/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel awkward and out of place in their school. 18.1% (2022) [56/79countries] % of 15 year old students who think that other students seem to like them 85.2% (2022) [15/79countries] % of 15 year old students who feel lonely at school 18.3% (2022) [43/79countries] High school students - views on teachers> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are respectful towards them 88.3% (2022) [24/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be concerned about them when they are upset 42.8% (2023) [68/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers would be excited when they come back after graduation 67.9% (2022) [52/78countries] % of 15 year old students who feel intimidated by the teachers 13.6% (2022) [56/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are really interested in their conditions 71.8% (2022) [36/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are friendly towards them 80.6% (2022) [61/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are interested in students' well-being 82.0% (2022) [26/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their teachers are mean towards them 9.8% (2022) [47/78countries] High school students - life before school> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who do not eat breakfast before school 20.2% (2022) [49/78countries] % of 15 year old students who eat breakfast before school 5 or more days a week 46.3% (2022) [48/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework before school 8.9% (2022) [69/79countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework before school 5 or more days a week 57.2% (2022) [4/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members before school 24.3% (2022) [48/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members before school 5 or more days a week 45.3% (2022) [12/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay before school 76.7% (2022) [54/78countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay before school 5 or more days a week 11.7% (2022) [11/78countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport before school 30.6% (2022) [55/79countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport before school 5 or more days a week 25.3% (2022) [26/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not eat dinner after school 6.0% (2022) [13/79countries] % of 15 year old students who eat dinner after school 5 or more days a week 69.1% (2022) [72/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not study for school or homework after school 5.6% (2022) [58/80countries] % of 15 year old students who study for school or homework after school 5 or more days a week 61.9% (2022) [5/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work in the household nor take care of family members after school 21.8% (2022) [14/80countries] % of 15 year old students who work in the household or take care of family members after school 5 or more days a week 47.0% (2022) [14/80countries] % of 15 year old students who do not work for pay after school 75.2% (2022) [41/79countries] % of 15 year old students who work for pay after school 5 or more days a week 12.8% (2022) [10/79countries] % of 15 year old students who do not exercise nor practise a sport after school 27.3% (2022) [13/80countries] % of 15 year old students who exercise or practise a sport after school 5 or more days a week 29.0% (2022) [41/80countries] High school students - family support> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students whose family discuss how well they are doing at school every day 26.7% (2022) [52/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never discuss how well they are doing at school 14.8% (2022) [14/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family eat dinner with them every day 60.9% (2022) [35/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never eat dinner with them 7.4% (2022) [30/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family spend time just talking with them every day 46.3% (2022) [41/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never spend time just talking with them 10.0% (2022) [24/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school every day 37.1% (2022) [21/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about the importance of graduating from upper secondary school 12.6% (2022) [11/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about any problems you might have at school every day 34.7% (2022) [20/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about any problems you might have at school 14.8% (2022) [20/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school every day 30.3% (2022) [37/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask about how well they are getting along with other students at school 16.0% (2022) [15/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family encourage them to get good school grades every day 47.4% (2022) [24/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never encourage them to get good school grades 8.6% (2022) [21/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family take an interest in what they are learning at school every day 42.5% (2022) [23/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never take an interest in what they are learning at school 11.6% (2022) [14/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family talk about their future education every day 40.7% (2022) [23/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never talk about their future education 8.5% (2022) [22/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family ask what they did in school every day 46.0% (2022) [56/78countries] % of 15 year old students whose family never ask what they did in school 11.4% (2022) [26/78countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements 74.0% (2018) [61/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school 74.4% (2018) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think that their parents encourage them to be confident 79.2% (2018) [43/77countries] High school students - laziness and bullying> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks 61.4% (2022) [1/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks 41.3% (2022) [10/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks 46.6% (2022) [41/80countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been left out of things by other students 13.0% (2022) [73/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been made fun of by other students 24.2% (2022) [64/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been threatened by other students 9.2% (2022) [53/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students 9.5% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students 8.2% (2022) [66/79countries] % of 15 year old students whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students 16.7% (2022) [71/79countries] % of 15 year old students who were in a physical fight on school property 9.8% (2022) [37/77countries] % of 15 year old students who stayed home from school because they felt unsafe 11.1% (2022) [32/77countries] % of 15 year old students who gave money to someone at school because they are threatened 7.2% (2022) [10/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students 61.3% (2018) [64/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a good thing to help students who can�ft defend themselves 65.5% (2018) [66/77countries] % of 15 year old students who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying 61.5% (2018) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who feel bad seeing other students bullied 69.0% (2018) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who like to see someone standing up for bullied students 68.9% (2018) [63/77countries] High school students - learning foreign language> Saudi Arabia High school students - problem solving> Saudi Arabia High school students - future career> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students who have done an internship 60.8% (2022) [8/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have attended work experience or work-site visits 48.2% (2022) [35/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have visited a job fair 45.3% (2022) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor at school 46.3% (2022) [38/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have spoken to a career advisor outside of school 41.4% (2022) [34/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have completed a questionnaire to find out about their interests and abilities 72.4% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about careers 75.8% (2022) [51/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have been to an organised tour in an Upper secondary school or University 40.9% (2022) [33/75countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched the internet for information about Upper secondary school or University programmes 74.3% (2022) [26/76countries] % of 15 year old students who have researched information on student financing (e.g. student loans or grants) 55.4% (2022) [26/76countries] School response to Covid-19> Saudi Arabia % of 15 year old students whose school sent learning materials to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 18.7% (2022) [70/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school sent assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 59.3% (2022) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school uploaded material on a learning management system or school learning platform every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 49.6% (2022) [72/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ensure their completing assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 54.7% (2022) [32/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school offered live virtual classes on a video communication program every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 63.0% (2022) [55/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school asked to submit completed school assignments every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 61.9% (2022) [63/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school gave helpful tips about how to study on their own every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 53.8% (2022) [21/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose school checked in to ask their feeling every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 46.1% (2022) [16/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own laptop, desktop computer, or tablet for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 28.3% (2022) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use their own smartphone for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 53.8% (2022) [19/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that was also used by other family members for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 9.6% (2022) [20/77countries] % of 15 year old students who use a digital device that their school gave or lent to them for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 4.9% (2022) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who did not have any digital device for school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 3.4% (2022) [24/77countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt less during the Covid-19 pandemic 33.1% (2022) [76/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt about as much during the Covid-19 pandemic 37.2% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who think they learnt more during the Covid-19 pandemic 29.7% (2022) [1/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used paper textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 30.0% (2022) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used digital textbooks, workbooks, or worksheets every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 30.2% (2022) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by school every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 42.6% (2022) [45/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used real time lessons on a video communication program by private tutoring every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 33.3% (2022) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used learning material sent by teachers via SNS every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 22.9% (2022) [45/76countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 26.1% (2022) [28/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used recorded lessons or other digital material provided by other than school teachers every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 23.6% (2022) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students who used lessons broadcast over television or radio every day during the Covid-19 pandemic 20.2% (2022) [12/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with access to a digital device when they needed it more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 22.4% (2022) [34/77countries] % of 15 year old students who had problems with Internet access more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 7.8% (2022) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of school supplies more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 5.7% (2022) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find a quiet place to study more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 9.3% (2022) [33/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to find time to study because of housework more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 7.7% (2022) [31/77countries] % of 15 year old students lack of motivation to do school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 12.1% (2022) [73/77countries] % of 15 year old students not being able to understand school assignments more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 10.3% (2022) [53/77countries] % of 15 year old students not having anyone to help them with school work more than once a week during the Covid-19 pandemic 11.4% (2022) [36/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them with their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 76.3% (2022) [55/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have asked what they were learning during the Covid-19 pandemic 83.5% (2022) [62/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them create a learning schedule during the Covid-19 pandemic 72.1% (2022) [13/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them access learning materials online during the Covid-19 pandemic 80.4% (2022) [13/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have checked their completing assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 83.2% (2022) [34/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have explained new content during the Covid-19 pandemic 79.5% (2022) [10/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have helped them find additional learning resources during the Covid-19 pandemic 79.0% (2022) [17/76countries] % of 15 year old students whose family have taught them additional topics not part of their school assignments during the Covid-19 pandemic 77.5% (2022) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who felt lonely during the Covid-19 pandemic 36.4% (2022) [50/77countries] % of 15 year old students who enjoyed learning by themselves during the Covid-19 pandemic 61.0% (2022) [22/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were available when they needed help during the Covid-19 pandemic 60.9% (2022) [67/77countries] % of 15 year old students who felt anxious about school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 47.9% (2022) [45/77countries] % of 15 year old students who was motivated to learn during the Covid-19 pandemic 58.7% (2022) [19/77countries] % of 15 year old students who fell behind in their school work during the Covid-19 pandemic 37.0% (2022) [71/77countries] % of 15 year old students who improved their skills in using digital devices for learning purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic 72.3% (2022) [23/77countries] % of 15 year old students whose teachers were well prepared to provide instruction remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic 72.8% (2022) [8/77countries] % of 15 year old students who were well prepared to learn on their own during the Covid-19 pandemic 68.4% (2022) [9/77countries] % of 15 year old students who missed sports and other physical activities organised by school during the Covid-19 pandemic 55.5% (2022) [59/77countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a learning management system or school learning platform 63.3% (2022) [53/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about using a video communication program 68.8% (2022) [54/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about finding learning resources online on their own 69.1% (2022) [43/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about planning when to do school work on their own 68.8% (2022) [37/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about motivating themselves to do school work 73.5% (2022) [8/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about focusing on school work without reminders 72.5% (2022) [9/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about completing school work independently 76.7% (2022) [14/76countries] % of 15 year old students who are confident about assessing their progress with learning 76.5% (2022) [7/76countries] % of 15 year old students who feel prepared for learning on their own in case of another school closure 69.8% (2022) [12/76countries] University> Saudi Arabia Mass media> Saudi Arabia World Press Freedom Index (World ranking) 170 (2023) [167/177countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day 30.5% (2007) [24/50countries] % of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day 41.9% (2007) [10/50countries]