![Secondary students sit for an exam in a government school in Riyadh June 15, 2008. Tens of thousands of Saudi students from elementary, middle and high schools have started their one-week mid-term exams. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA) - GM1E46F1C6L01](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/CSLCUT4OV6I64Y2FAODPF3ULDA.jpg?smart=true&auth=d2c3d740cc506ec8b9e9496ee4648bfb385d73b679f925810d9520dcbe4861f6&width=400&height=225)
Saudi Arabia’s education sector is the largest in the region, accounting for three-quarters of total enrolments in 2014. Reuters
Saudi Arabia’s education sector is the largest in the region, accounting for three-quarters of total enrolments in 2014. Reuters
Saudi plans major overhaul to poorly performing education system
'Our current education system is a product of the past, not an enabler of the future', minister tells education Hong Kong summit
Roberta Pennington
11 December, 2017