Saudi officials have been giving a great attention to the progress of the educational sector in view of its vital importance to the country. Thanks to this wise policy, schools are now spread in the four corners of the Kingdom. In the academic year 1428-1429 AH, the number of students at the various stages of the general education exceeded five million. The number of schools has remarkably increased at the primary, intermediate and secondary stages to 31,798, while the number of teachers amounted to 425,343. As regards girls education, the number of female students amounted in the academic year 1426-1427 AH to 2,496,349. These female students study at 16875 educational institutions. The number of the female teachers amounted to 226,281. --MORE