Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Saudi Arabia
% of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school (2019)	21.7% [52/53 countries]
% of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school (2019)	35.5% [43/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	34.3% [46/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	48.5% [22/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	50.2% [39/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school (2019)	32.6% [38/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	35.0% [32/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school (2019)	52.6% [23/53 countries]
% of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school (2019)	43.6% [32/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	44.9% [19/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	44.8% [25/53 countries]
% of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	42.3% [49/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school (2019)	39.9% [48/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.0% [41/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	34.6% [41/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school (2019)	54.5% [25/53 countries]
% of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.9% [21/53 countries]
% of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school (2019)	16.7% [23/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on letters> [7]

	Saudi Arabia
% of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	69.0% [8/53 countries]
% of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school (2019)	42.5% [15/53 countries]
% of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school (2019)	27.1% [15/53 countries]
% of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school (2019)	17.1% [19/53 countries]
% of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	66.1% [7/53 countries]
% of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	76.0% [13/53 countries]
% of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	41.8% [13/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on numbers> [4]

	Saudi Arabia
% of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	28.2% [38/53 countries]
% of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	29.9% [26/53 countries]
% of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	29.3% [21/53 countries]
% of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	85.2% [21/53 countries]

Primary school> [0]

Primary school students - home> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019)	48.4% [54/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	80.1% [44/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	60.5% [36/57 countries]

Primary school students - school life> [28]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	27.7% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	28.9% [41/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	36.5% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	71.4% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	72.9% [12/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	69.9% [18/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	71.3% [10/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	72.0% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	75.8% [9/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	74.3% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	80.0% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2019)	46.7% [32/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2011)	53.6% [33/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2019)	43.8% [27/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2011)	43.5% [29/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	37.3% [39/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	55.4% [6/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	38.0% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	48.0% [9/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	33.6% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2019)	42.1% [27/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2011)	46.8% [26/48 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	29.4% [21/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	26.8% [21/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	19.5% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	16.4% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	14.3% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	27.3% [19/57 countries]

Primary school students - mathematics> [34]

	Saudi Arabia
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2019)	398 [52/57 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2015)	383 [39/41 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2011)	410 [37/40 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	53.8% [32/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	77.2% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	19.3% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	17.8% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	78.1% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	77.7% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	70.7% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	73.6% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	69.1% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	67.7% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	63.1% [25/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	73.4% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	79.8% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	85.0% [18/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	83.7% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	78.8% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	25.3% [13/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	20.9% [41/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.3% [20/56 countries]
% 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 (2019)	26.1% [34/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.6% [38/56 countries]
% 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 (2019)	39.7% [17/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	71.3% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	20.9% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics (2019)	16.1% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	66.1% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	19.9% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	53.1% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	69.1% [1/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	17.5% [16/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	17.9% [15/57 countries]

Primary school students - science> [26]

	Saudi Arabia
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2019)	402 [52/57 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2015)	390 [39/41 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2011)	429 [35/40 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	47.0% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	78.9% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	18.9% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	16.7% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	78.3% [15/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	77.5% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	80.8% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science (2019)	73.3% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	80.8% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	69.7% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	64.8% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	74.2% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	79.9% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	83.8% [16/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	81.5% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	76.8% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	75.1% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	17.3% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science (2019)	15.6% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	71.3% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	71.7% [1/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	17.1% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	17.4% [8/57 countries]

Primary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	23.8% [17/52 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	19.1% [12/52 countries]

Primary school - evaluation of parents> [8]

	Saudi Arabia
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school does a good job including them in their childfs education (2019)	76.9% [8/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment (2019)	84.0% [5/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school cares about their child's progress in school (2019)	82.0% [6/52 countries]
% 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 (2019)	75.0% [14/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards (2019)	65.5% [9/52 countries]
% 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 (2019)	77.8% [14/52 countries]
% 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 (2019)	77.7% [8/52 countries]
% 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 (2019)	73.3% [9/52 countries]

Primary school - future educational plan> [1]

	Saudi Arabia
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	87.1% [11/52 countries]

Lower secondary school> [0]

Lower secondary school students - home> [5]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019)	55.7% [35/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2011)	51.6% [35/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	89.5% [28/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2011)	70.9% [23/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	81.9% [29/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Internet use> [6]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials (2019)	73.3% [3/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher (2019)	63.9% [17/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects (2019)	78.5% [23/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher (2019)	48.0% [16/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science (2019)	78.4% [6/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science (2019)	52.5% [13/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - School life> [30]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	21.8% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	32.4% [34/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	27.5% [25/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	37.0% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	82.7% [23/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	52.4% [20/52 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	56.0% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	82.4% [28/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	54.0% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	82.6% [28/42 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	54.9% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	64.0% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance (2019)	35.7% [31/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	37.6% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	35.4% [36/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others (2019)	31.5% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them (2019)	24.0% [32/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family (2019)	20.6% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	27.9% [18/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	42.2% [14/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	14.4% [27/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	19.5% [23/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	24.0% [8/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	16.4% [13/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	11.6% [24/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	13.8% [25/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2019)	17.9% [18/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2011)	27.7% [24/41 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group (2019)	18.4% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	20.8% [18/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> [44]

	Saudi Arabia
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2019)	394 [37/39 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2015)	368 [38/38 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2011)	394 [31/34 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	47.8% [19/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	37.9% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	19.5% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	17.1% [23/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	43.5% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	35.6% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	30.7% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	33.0% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	24.7% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	32.1% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	44.6% [21/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	53.5% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	64.2% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	70.5% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	70.5% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons (2019)	63.6% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	73.8% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	18.0% [27/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	21.6% [21/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.4% [9/38 countries]
% 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 (2019)	20.2% [17/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	19.4% [16/38 countries]
% 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 (2019)	40.5% [7/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	50.0% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	17.8% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths (2019)	25.1% [19/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	38.3% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	15.5% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	24.9% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	46.3% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	26.3% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	17.9% [26/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life (2019)	57.7% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects (2019)	42.0% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice (2019)	66.3% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want (2019)	64.0% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics (2019)	32.0% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world (2019)	55.1% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	57.2% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics (2019)	66.1% [16/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics (2019)	67.6% [9/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Science> [39]

	Saudi Arabia
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2019)	431 [35/39 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2015)	396 [33/38 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2011)	436 [26/34 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	27.1% [16/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	60.5% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	17.3% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	16.6% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	64.8% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	58.5% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons (2019)	53.2% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	68.1% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments (2019)	65.1% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	54.4% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	53.4% [9/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	64.0% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	72.1% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	76.3% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	73.7% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons (2019)	65.4% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	74.2% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	58.0% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	16.6% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths (2019)	20.4% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	56.4% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems (2019)	37.9% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	55.0% [3/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	15.3% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	14.0% [13/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life (2019)	66.2% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects (2019)	51.9% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice (2019)	65.1% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want (2019)	61.1% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science (2019)	47.9% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world (2019)	61.7% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	61.0% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science (2019)	62.0% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science (2019)	70.9% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day (2019)	50.2% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day (2019)	23.0% [4/26 countries]

Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	50.2% [14/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	46.9% [7/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> [2]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	68.5% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish postgraduate degree (2019)	53.9% [8/39 countries]

Lower secondary education teachers> [33]

	Saudi Arabia
Lower secondary education teachers: Total working hours (2018)	28.74 [47/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on teaching (2018)	20.67 [16/47 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on individual planning or preparation of lessons either at school or out of school (2018)	5.49 [41/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on team work and dialogue with colleagues within the school (2018)	3.70 [3/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent marking/correcting of student work (2018)	4.89 [14/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on counselling students (2018)	3.24 [9/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent in participation in school management (2018)	3.23 [3/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on general administrative work (including communication, paperwork, and other clerical duties) (2018)	2.66 [21/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on professional development activities (2018)	3.13 [7/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent on communication and co-operation with parents or guardians (2018)	2.16 [6/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in extracurricular activities (2018)	2.58 [8/48 countries]
Lower secondary education teachers: Hours spent engaging in other work tasks (2018)	2.47 [8/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who present a summary of recently learned content (2018)	83.30% [12/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who set goals at the beginning of instruction (2018)	88.65% [18/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who explain what they expect students to learn (2018)	89.55% [32/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who explain how new and old topics are related (2018)	89.66% [20/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who present tasks for which there is no obvious solution (2018)	43.88% [17/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who give tasks that require students to think critically (2018)	62.20% [22/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who have students work in small groups to come up with a joint solution to a problem or task (2018)	72.40% [6/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who ask students to decide on their own procedures for solving complex tasks (2018)	55.81% [12/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to follow classroom rules (2018)	87.93% [6/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to listen to what they say (2018)	88.04% [4/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who calm students who are disruptive (2018)	84.49% [4/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who tell students to quieten down quickly when the lesson begins (2018)	81.31% [3/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who refer to a problem from everyday life or work to demonstrate why new knowledge is useful (2018)	77.81% [25/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who let students practise similar tasks until they know that every student has understood the subject matter (2018)	81.05% [12/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who give students projects that require at least one week to complete (2018)	42.07% [11/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who let students use ICT for projects or class work (2018)	48.59% [25/47 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who would like to change to another school if possible (2018)	47.12% [1/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who enjoy working at the present school (2018)	78.74% [44/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers who would recommend the present school as a good place to work (2018)	74.60% [41/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with their performance in the present school (2018)	92.23% [36/48 countries]
% of lower secondary education teachers satisfied with the present job all in all (2018)	87.09% [41/48 countries]

High school students - Performance> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
Performance on the reading (15 years old, average score) (2018)	399.15 [65/76 countries]
Performance on the mathematics (15 years old, average score) (2018)	373.24 [72/77 countries]
Performance on the science (15 years old, average score) (2018)	386.25 [70/77 countries]

High school students - Things at home> [5]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-old students who have a computer they can use for school work in their home (2018)	68.5% [61/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have classic literature in their home (2018)	20.5% [77/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have books of poetry in their home (2018)	29.7% [71/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have works of art (e.g. paintings) in their home (2018)	44.3% [67/79 countries]
% of 15-year-old students who have musical instruments (e.g. guitar, piano) in their home (2018)	82.6% [1/79 countries]

High school students - Atmosphere of language lessons> [44]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15 year old students who say that students don't listen to what the teacher says in their language lessons (2018)	23.9% [46/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that there is noise and disorder in their language lessons (2018)	26.1% [46/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	26.7% [27/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that students cannot work well in their language lessons (2018)	18.7% [25/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	22.4% [40/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher shows an interest in every student's learning in their language lessons (2018)	81.4% [20/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher gives extra help when students need it in their language lessons (2018)	79.9% [19/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students with their learning in their language lessons (2018)	84.7% [25/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher continues teaching until the students understands in their language lessons (2018)	82.7% [9/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher sets clear goals for our learning in their language lessons (2018)	82.4% [13/76 countries]
% 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 (2018)	82.8% [17/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher presents a short summary of the previous lesson in their language lessons (2018)	60.6% [21/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher tells us what we have to learn in their language lessons (2018)	77.2% [37/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher make them feel confident in their ability in their language lessons (2018)	73.9% [35/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that their teacher listen to their view in their language lessons (2018)	69.8% [32/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who felt that their teacher understand them in their language lessons (2018)	66.4% [54/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher adapts the lesson to their class's needs and knowledge in their language lessons (2018)	44.1% [71/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	55.8% [34/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	44.5% [29/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher gives them feedback on their strengths in their language lessons (2018)	31.9% [43/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them in which areas they can still improve in their language lessons (2018)	35.4% [59/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that their teacher tells them how they can improve their performance in their language lessons (2018)	43.5% [47/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that it was clear to them that their teacher liked teaching them in their language lessons (2018)	76.3% [30/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that the enthusiasm of the teacher inspired them in their language lessons (2018)	71.5% [15/76 countries]
% 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 (2018)	76.4% [47/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that the teacher showed enjoyment in teaching in their language lessons (2018)	70.5% [51/76 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read texts that include diagrams or maps for school (2018)	33.4% [20/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read fiction (e.g., novels, short stories) for school (2018)	32.5% [36/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read texts that include tables or graphs for school (2018)	28.3% [34/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who read digital texts including links for school (2018)	24.5% [21/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher encourages students to express their opinion about a text in their language lessons (2018)	54.3% [48/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher helps students relate the stories they read to their lives in their language lessons (2018)	51.1% [20/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	53.6% [38/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who say that the teacher poses questions that motivate students to participate actively in their language lessons (2018)	64.1% [20/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have read a text of more than 100 pages in their language lessons (2018)	3.6% [76/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to write a summary of the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	57.8% [64/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to list and write a short description of the main characters in their language lessons (2018)	56.2% [72/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	59.9% [27/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to give their personal thoughts about the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	63.8% [67/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to answer questions about the book or the chapter in their language lessons (2018)	74.3% [61/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	49.1% [30/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	46.7% [52/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to select a passage they liked or disliked and explain why in their language lessons (2018)	57.7% [26/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who are told to write a text related to what they have read in their language lessons (2018)	58.2% [46/77 countries]

High school students - Internet education> [7]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to use keywords when using a search engine (2018)	82.1% [3/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to decide whether to trust information from the Internet (2018)	74.1% [18/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to compare different web pages and decide what information is more relevant (2018)	66.3% [20/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school to understand the consequences of making information publicly available online (2018)	62.6% [60/77 countries]
% 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 (2018)	58.0% [14/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect whether the information is subjective or biased (2018)	56.5% [26/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who have learned at school how to detect phishing or spam emails (2018)	58.8% [7/77 countries]

High school students - Reading> [20]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15 year old students who read only if they have to (2018)	46.5% [38/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that reading is one of their favourite hobbies (2018)	58.3% [16/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who like talking about books with other people (2018)	51.6% [19/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who agree that reading is a waste of time (2018)	22.3% [41/77 countries]
% of 15 year old students who I read only to get information that they need (2018)	57.7% [11/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read magazines several times a week (2018)	6.6% [31/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read comic books several times a week (2018)	11.3% [18/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read fiction (novels, narratives, stories) several times a week (2018)	26.4% [6/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read non-fiction books (informational, documentary) several times a week (2018)	14.6% [13/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spontaneously read newspapers several times a week (2018)	15.4% [14/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books more often in paper format (2018)	23.3% [67/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books more often on digital devices (2018)	27.7% [13/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read books equally often in paper format and on digital devices (2018)	16.0% [43/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who spend more than 1 hour a day reading for enjoyment (2018)	19.5% [45/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they are good readers (2018)	80.1% [9/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they are able to understand difficult texts (2018)	65.3% [36/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they read fluently (2018)	77.7% [29/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they have always had difficulty with reading (2018)	15.4% [53/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that they have to read a text several times before completely understanding it (2018)	58.2% [10/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that I find it difficult to answer questions about a text (2018)	26.9% [32/77 countries]

High school students - Internet use> [6]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year olds who read emails several times a day (2018)	13.3% [23/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who chat on line several times a day (2018)	67.9% [42/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who read online news several times a day (2018)	36.7% [13/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who search information online to learn about a particular topic several times a day (2018)	37.1% [11/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who take part in online group discussions or forums several times a day (2018)	24.4% [6/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who search for practical information online several times a day (2018)	23.3% [31/77 countries]

High school students - Impression of PISA Reading Test> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of those who agree that there were many words they could not understand in the PISA test (2018)	41.1% [7/77 countries]
% of those who agree that many texts were too difficult for them in the PISA test (2018)	32.3% [9/77 countries]
% of those who agree that they were lost when they had to navigate between different pages in the PISA test (2018)	37.1% [8/77 countries]

High school students - learning method> [11]

	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 (2018)	3.77 [8/77 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of quickly reading through the text twice as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	3.64 [4/77 countries]
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 (2018)	3.76 [14/77 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of underlining important parts of the text as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	4.35 [14/77 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of summarising the text in their own words as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	4.07 [34/77 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of reading the text aloud to another person as useful for understanding and memorising the text (2018)	3.34 [8/77 countries]
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 (2018)	3.68 [7/77 countries]
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 (2018)	3.54 [1/77 countries]
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 (2018)	4.15 [4/77 countries]
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 (2018)	4.32 [16/77 countries]
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 (2018)	4.41 [12/77 countries]

High school students - response to a junk mail> [5]

	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 (2018)	2.89 [30/77 countries]
Extent to which 15-year-olds think of checking the senderfs 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 (2018)	4.08 [18/77 countries]
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 (2018)	2.86 [12/77 countries]
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 (2018)	2.96 [40/77 countries]
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 (2018)	3.84 [25/77 countries]

High school students - effort and failure> [13]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get a good job (2018)	90.6% [7/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school will help me get into a good college (2018)	89.6% [19/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that trying hard at school is important (2018)	88.1% [20/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who find satisfaction in working as hard as they can (2018)	82.4% [24/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who persist until a task is finished once they start (2018)	78.3% [18/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy doing things when they improve on their past performance (2018)	79.1% [54/79 countries]
% 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 (2018)	72.7% [23/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who worry about what others think of when they are failing (2018)	44.8% [61/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who are afraid that they might not have enough talent when they are failing (2018)	41.5% [68/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who doubt their plans for the future when they are failing (2018)	39.2% [66/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they canft change their intelligence very much (2018)	55.5% [13/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who enjoy working in situations involving competition with others (2018)	69.2% [16/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who agree that it is important for them to perform better than other people on a task (2018)	74.1% [15/79 countries]

High school students - competition and cooperation> [9]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-olds who try harder when they are in competition with other people (2018)	81.9% [13/79 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value competition (2018)	46.5% [37/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are competing with each other (2018)	51.6% [32/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that competing with each other is important (2018)	50.0% [26/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students feel that they are being compared with others (2018)	49.0% [40/78 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to value cooperation (2018)	40.2% [61/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students are cooperating with each other (2018)	46.5% [61/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that students seem to share the feeling that cooperating with each other is important (2018)	48.8% [55/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that they are encouraged to cooperate with others (2018)	51.2% [49/77 countries]

High school students - meaning of life> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-olds who think that their life has clear meaning or purpose (2018)	80.1% [16/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have discovered a satisfactory meaning in life (2018)	60.4% [42/74 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who have a clear sense of what gives meaning to their life (2018)	80.0% [11/74 countries]

High school students - feeling> [9]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-olds who always feel happy (2018)	42.7% [40/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel scared (2018)	4.3% [31/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel lively (2018)	45.0% [15/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel miserable (2018)	4.8% [50/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel proud (2018)	48.0% [3/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel afraid (2018)	3.4% [65/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel joyful (2018)	46.6% [24/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel sad (2018)	7.4% [31/73 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who always feel cheerful (2018)	43.2% [36/73 countries]

High school students - goals in school> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to learn as much as possible (2018)	61.9% [12/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to completely master the material presented in their classes (2018)	52.8% [19/77 countries]
% of 15-year-olds who think that their goal in school is to understand the content of their classes as thoroughly as possible (2018)	70.0% [7/77 countries]

High school students - doing things in life> [4]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year olds who usually manage one way or another (2018)	76.9% [56/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel proud that they have accomplished things (2018)	80.7% [47/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel that they can handle many things at a time (2018)	68.3% [32/78 countries]
% of 15-year olds who can usually find their way out in a difficult situation (2018)	74.0% [60/78 countries]

High school students - feeling at school> [6]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year olds who feel like an outsider (or left out of things) (2018)	21.5% [32/76 countries]
% of 15-year olds who make friends easily at school (2018)	67.9% [56/76 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel like they belong at school. (2018)	67.3% [34/76 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel awkward and out of place in their school. (2018)	18.4% [46/76 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that other students seem to like them (2018)	77.7% [19/76 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel lonely at school (2018)	16.4% [35/76 countries]

High school students - family support> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support their educational efforts and achievements (2018)	74.0% [61/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents support them when they are facing difficulties at school (2018)	74.4% [59/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who think that their parents encourage them to be confident (2018)	79.2% [43/77 countries]

High school students - laziness and bullying> [13]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 15-year olds who have ever skipped a whole school day in the last two weeks (2018)	49.9% [4/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever skipped some classes in the last two weeks (2018)	49.1% [4/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever arrived late for school in the last two weeks (2018)	49.0% [26/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been made fun of by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	19.9% [58/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been left out of things by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	33.0% [36/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been threatened by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	20.8% [19/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds whose belongings have ever been taken away or destroyed by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	24.9% [15/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who have ever been hit or pushed around by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	18.2% [28/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds whose nasty rumours have ever been spread by other students during the past 12 months (2018)	28.3% [28/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who are irritated when nobody defends bullied students (2018)	61.3% [64/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that it is a good thing to help students who canft defend themselves (2018)	65.5% [66/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who agree that it is a wrong thing to join in bullying (2018)	61.5% [67/77 countries]
% of 15-year olds who feel bad seeing other students bullied (2018)	69.0% [59/77 countries]

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University> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained tertiary education (2020)	23.6% [38/46 countries]
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained short-cycle tertiary education (2020)	0.2% [36/40 countries]
% of 25-64 year olds that has attained Bachelorfs or higher (2020)	23.4% [30/40 countries]

Mass media> [3]

	Saudi Arabia
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	30.5% [24/50 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	41.9% [10/50 countries]
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	12 [62/153 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	151 [80/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	208,987 [14/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	19.87% [117/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	3.31% [139/143 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	26.9% [123/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	5.83% [11/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	25% [162/185 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	3,534.1 [41/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	-0.1% [171/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	66.7% [42/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	24.5% [100/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	71.8% [10/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	3.7% [140/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	75.3 [87/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	76.9 [101/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	74.1 [73/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	16.4 [196/216 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	2.24 [93/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	16.8 [102/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	17 [129/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	6.0 [134/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	7 [134/194 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	3.9% [138/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	7.6% [53/154 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	64.4 [75/209 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
General government revenues as % of GDP (2022)	32% [68/189 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	38.6% [28/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	315 [137/164 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	833.541 [19/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	23,507 [44/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	49,386 [29/192 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	14.7% [133/158 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	0.64 [98/121 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	2.4% [160/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	2.4% [160/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	24.8% [45/187 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.7991 [43/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.7143 [66/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.6882 [71/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.8648 [35/193 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Surface area (square km) (2020)	2,149,690 [12/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	2,149,690 [12/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	80.8% [2/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	9,770 [125/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	0.5% [199/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	2,640 [42/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	3.2% [104/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	24.7 [69/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	59 [180/182 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Bird species, threatened (2018)	18 [75/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	41 [66/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	11 [86/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	4 [159/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	4.8% [170/211 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	523,780 [11/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	15.28 [8/191 countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) (2019)	0.312 [29/182 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018)	4,516 [4/90 countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018)	155,145 [9/88 countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018)	10,199 [12/95 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	83.7 [76/183 countries]
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.8 [75/173 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Exports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	184.2 [30/173 countries]
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	26.2% [109/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services (billion US$) (2020)	182.1 [29/173 countries]
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (2020)	25.9% [134/173 countries]
External balance on goods and services (million US$) (2020)	2 [42/173 countries]
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	-21.565 [187/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	4,707 [25/161 countries]
Import to Japan (million US$) (2018)	32,969 [4/161 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Outward direct investment - stock (% of GDP) (2020)	18.4% [33/46 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Period of United Nations membership ()	1945.1024 [1/192 countries]
Official Development Assistance (ODA), million US$ (2021)	2,124 [18/41 countries]
Official Development Assistance (ODA), % of GNI (2021)	0.30% [19/41 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020)	57.5 [6/150 countries]
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020)	8.4% [2/148 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	35.9 [8/183 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	17.4% [15/190 countries]
Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years) (%) (2016)	35.4% [14/190 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Number of Aesthetic/ Cosmetic Procedures (2011)	117,216 [22/25 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	27.5% [87/192 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	28.2% [73/150 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020)	3.8% [86/150 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
% of those who use cannabis	0.30% (2006) [119/122 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	0.40% (2006) [50/99 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	63.8 [78/183 countries]
Healthy life expectancy at birth - female (2019)	64.4 [104/183 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
New HIV infectionsf (per 1000 uninfected population) (2020)	0.05 [94/130 countries]
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	8 [151/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.00 [194/194 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	1,051 [113/194 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	20.9 [87/183 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	5.43 [133/183 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	7.79 [136/183 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	1.91 [146/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.88 [126/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.16 [114/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.43 [145/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.77 [70/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	13.11 [75/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.96 [97/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	10.01 [93/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	13.69 [100/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.70 [92/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	8.56 [118/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	11.34 [133/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.03 [129/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.20 [137/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.74 [140/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.24 [145/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.96 [151/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.05 [154/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.16 [155/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.59 [166/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.29 [165/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.92 [166/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.72 [163/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.25 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.50 [158/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.72 [163/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.25 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.50 [158/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	9.72 [163/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	17.25 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.50 [158/183 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	27.4 [59/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	58.2 [61/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	5.6 [56/167 countries]
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	8.6 [31/167 countries]
Hospital beds (number per 1,000 population)	2.2 (2017) [61/110 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019)	54,126 [15/165 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)	19,267 (2021) [30/185 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	2.3% (2021) [137/185 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	2.4% [160/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	2.4% [160/187 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	186.85 [28/179 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	97.55 [52/179 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	53.25 [49/179 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [126/170 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	30.49 [42/175 countries]
Oat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.40 [74/175 countries]
Millet and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.50 [34/74 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	17.28 [160/179 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	16.99 [96/179 countries]
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.15 [105/161 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	32.32 [107/179 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	30.27 [65/179 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.38 [56/178 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.51 [73/179 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.24 [127/171 countries]
Peas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.31 [84/168 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.14 [80/178 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.37 [78/179 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.57 [119/179 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [85/179 countries]
Sesame seed, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [110/137 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	16.00 [2/179 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	18.32 [21/179 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.57 [112/178 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.04 [82/177 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.73 [71/177 countries]
Rape and Mustard Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.16 [49/140 countries]
Palm Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	11.36 [3/148 countries]
Coconut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.10 [65/158 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.60 [49/179 countries]
Maize Germ Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.56 [11/171 countries]

	Saudi Arabia
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	70.45 [98/179 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	17.79 [55/179 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	10.61 [55/176 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	69.65 [96/179 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	6.20 [108/179 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.83 [112/178 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.64 [65/177 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.62 [130/177 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.40 [105/179 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.10 [98/179 countries]
Dates, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	39.19 [2/174 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.21 [50/179 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.01 [19/179 countries]
Pepper, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.21 [16/178 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.07 [86/177 countries]