The Ministry of Education faces about 15 difficult equations that require smart measures, support programs, and projects to achieve correct solutions for national transformation equations without negatively affecting the education sector in the future, while achieving maximum quality rates at the same time.

01 Raising the number of students assigned to each teacher from 9 students currently to 17 students by 202

This equation appears to be the most difficult transformation equation facing the Ministry of Education. The basic plans from which the ministry starts to achieve the goal of assigning 17 male and female students to each male or female teacher is currently 9 students per teacher, calculated based on the existence of about 5 million male and female students in general education.

Currently: 5,000,000 students ÷ 9 students = 555,000 teachers

In (2020): 5,000,000 students ÷ 17 students = 294,000 teachers

(Reduction amount): 555,000 teachers - 294,000 teachers = 261,000 teachers

Achieving this equation means that the Ministry of Education will move towards new policies that achieve correct solutions without affecting the workflow of the educational process inside schools. Educators expect that among these policies will be:

Reducing the number of male and female teachers by approximately half.

Adopting policies of educational complexes instead of scattered schools with small numbers.

Encouraging technology programs in teaching and testing to help teachers perform their duties.

Expanding extracurricular activities as a teaching method instead of rote learning.

To achieve these programs, educators expect the measures that the Ministry of Education should take are:

Encouraging early retirement and innovating solutions that accelerate teacher retirement and reviving the (+ Retirement 5 program).

Reducing the number of new teaching positions by making maximum use of available ones.

Opening fields for secondment and transfer of services to other government sectors.

Encouraging investment in school transport in areas with low student numbers.

02 Raising the percentage of students enrolled in private schools from 14% to 25%

To achieve this equation, the Ministry of Education will move towards:

Regulating high fees in some private schools.

Regulating the acceptance of non-Saudi students in public schools.

Facilitating the issuance of licenses for private schools.

Establishing partnerships with the private education sector for social responsibility.

03 Raising the number of government school buildings provided by the private sector from (0) to 100 buildings

To achieve this, the Ministry of Education is expected to move towards:

Granting investment opportunities to the private sector on the streets overlooking the sites of new schools.

Establishing partnerships with the private sector for social responsibility.

Investing in the presence of businessmen on school boards of directors.

Granting education departments the authority to name schools after businessmen.

04 Raising the percentage of students benefiting from school transport services in public schools from 28% to 43%

To achieve this, it requires:

Closing schools with low enrollment that are located near other schools or complexes.

Opening fields for investment in school transport.

05 Raising the percentage of children enrolled in kindergarten (ages 3 to 6 years) from 13% to 27.2%

To achieve this, the Ministry of Education will move towards:

Expanding kindergarten stages.

Encouraging investment in kindergarten schools.

Setting conditions for enrollment in kindergarten for admission to primary school.

06 Reducing the adult illiteracy rate (ages 15 and over, Saudis) from 5.32% to 2.5%

To achieve this, it requires:

Organizing literacy campaigns in villages and hamlets.

Encouraging enrollment in literacy programs through rewards and incentives.

Opening the door for the private sector to invest in literacy programs.

07 Raising the number of students benefiting from programs for people with disabilities (ages 6-18 years) from 58,600 to 200,000 students

To achieve this, the ministry needs:

Expanding programs for integrating people with disabilities into general education.

Reviewing obstacles to accepting people with disabilities in special education schools.

Facilitating licensing procedures for investment in schools for people with disabilities.

08 Raising the average number of professional development hours completed by teachers from 10 to 18 hours

09 Raising the average number of professional development hours in educational leadership completed by school leaders from 5 to 20 hours

10 Raising the percentage of teachers passing the "Qiyas" test from 48% to 65%

To achieve this:

Reviving the teacher licensing program.

Linking teacher licenses and financial incentives to training courses.

Expanding educational training centers.

Involving private training centers in teacher training programs.

11 Raising the percentage of students benefiting from special programs for gifted students from 87.3% to 100%

12 Raising the average student results in international tests in reading... PISA to 460

13 Raising the average student results in international tests in reading... PIRLS fourth grade from 430 to 460 students

To achieve this:

Expanding gifted programs and international competitions.

Reviewing mechanisms and conditions for classifying gifted students and local competition programs to include a broader category.

Encouraging investment in talent and creativity programs.

Considering granting licenses to establish talent centers in the private sector.

14 Raising the percentage of students participating in extracurricular activities outside the school day from 15% to 55%

To achieve this:

Expanding extracurricular programs and activities in schools.

Reviewing school activity plans and considering the establishment of an agency in the ministry for school activity.

Encouraging investment in extracurricular activities.

Partnerships with the private sector for scientific trips and school activities.

15 Raising the percentage of students benefiting from neighborhood club services from 5% to 25%

To achieve this:

Multiplying school neighborhood clubs five times.

Considering incentives for male and female teachers running school neighborhood centers.

Activating school councils and granting them broader powers to create neighborhood club services in schools.

Encouraging the private sector to invest in school neighborhood clubs.