20th September 2004 - Two million girls study in 15,800 schools in Saudi Arabia


The number of female Saudi students reached 2,000,311 during the academic year 1423-1424H. The students pursued their studies in 15,800 schools, staffed by over 219,470 female teachers and 14,500 female administrators.


The number of primary schools for girls amounted to 6, 670, with 1,176,690 female students and over 107,889 female teachers. The number of intermediate schools reached 3,127, with more than 548,483 female students and 50,013 female teachers. There were 1,981 secondary schools, with 463,526 female students and 36,176 female teachers.


The number of secondary institutes for female teachers reached 78, with 6,045 female students. The number of special education institutes amounted to 85, with 5,044 female students. And there were 677 Holy Quran memorization schools, with 76,787 female students and 7,437 female teachers.


Source: SPA

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