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The Special Education Department of the Ministry of Education operates schools for the blind, deaf and the physically and mentally disabled. There are other institutes that care for elderly disabled people.

These special schools are part of the Kingdom’s effort to encourage every individual to reach his or her full potential.


 

Adult education is another important part of Saudi Arabia’s educational program. The Kingdom established a large number of adult education centers in order to make education available to everyone and to eliminate illiteracy.  For people living in isolated rural areas, the government conducts intensive three-month adult education courses during the summer.

These efforts are clearly paying off: The Kingdom’s literacy rate is over 90 percent for men, and just over 70 percent for women. The literacy rate for children under 15 is 89.2 percent for boys and 93.2 percent for girls.


 

 

Related Information: Education

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Education
At the time the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932, education was not accessible to everyone and limited to individualized instruction at religious schools in mosques in urban areas.

General Education
The objectives of Saudi educational policy are to ensure that education becomes more efficient, to meet the religious, economic and social needs of the country and to eradicate illiteracy among Saudi adults.
Saudi Schools Overseas
As part of its efforts to make education available to Saudi students residing abroad, the Kingdom has established a number of educational institutions throughout the world, with the three largest in the United States, Britain and Germany.

Higher Education
Entering a new era of rapid development of the country's infrastructure and economy in the early 1970s, Saudi Arabia devoted special attention to fostering higher education.


Training in Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom has identified technical and administrative training as an essential sector of education to support the country's economic and social development.




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