1425 AH, the number of female students amounted to 2,235,000 at 15, 840 educational institutions and more than 219,000 female teachers and more than 14,900 administrators. As regards the vocational secondary institutes and vocational training centers their number amounted to 77 in 1424-1425AH with 5, 738 students, while the number of the schools of special education amounted to 92 with 4, 808 students. The Education Ministry has also been giving a great attention to the schools for the Holy Quran memorization. Their number amounted to 721 in 1424-1425 AH with 83,165 students and 7, 563 teachers. The girls Holy Quran memorization schools amounted in 1424-1425 AH to 769 with 89, 976 female students and 9, 170 female teachers . Meanwhile, the number of the schools of adult education which were linked with the Education Ministry , amounted in 1424-1425 AH to 1069 schools with more than 26, 360, while the number of schools of adult education which are linked with other authorities amounted in the same academic year to 2, 552 with 54, 200 students.
