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The Beginning of Women Education in Saudi Arabia
The advent of formal public schooling for girls in Saudi Arabia started in 1960s. It was Iffat Al Thunayan, King Faisal’s wife, who pushed enthusiastically for the education of women in Saudi Arabia. Initially, opening schools for girls met with strong opposition in some parts of the kingdom. The ratio of school-age boys to girls in primary school enrollments was 22 percent of boys and 2 percent of girls. Government granted education as free at all levels, but not compulsory. -
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History of woman education in Saudi Arabia
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Promoting and Increaseing Level of Education..
The education of girls has been a delicate issue in Saudi Arabia,Princess Lolowah Al-Faisal reflects on his legacy.The number of women’s institutions has grown from 15 in the 1960s to 155 in the 1970s.During the 1970s and then, the first girls’ college was established in Riyadh. The first university that has a women campus was Riyadh’s King Saud University. Subject areas included Arabic, English, history and geography. public administration, medicine, dentistry, nursing, and education. King Faisal University in 1978 opened a centre for women which included colleges of medicine, nursing, agriculture... -
Toward a Progress..
Women's education in Saudi Arabia: The way forwardBy 1981 the number of girls enrolled in schools was almost equal to the number of boys. School attendance, however, was not compulsory for boys or girls.Teachers hired from different Arab countries made education possible for Saudi society in a very short period of time.Approximately 10 colleges opened by the end of 1980s and the beginning of 1981s. Subjects included the arts, education, general science and sciences such as biology, mathematics, religion, Arabic, geography, history, English,... -
Continuing the reform
Education in Saudi Arabia By 1989 Saudi Arabia had an education system with more than 14,000 education institutions, including seven universities and eleven teacher-training colleges. All instruction, books, and health services to students were provided free by the government. The goverment supported finanantially women by giving them allowance/reward to continue their higher education. The increase in the number of women students at the university level was from 20,300 to 47,000 during the same period. -
Continuing Education Reform
King Abd al Aziz University in Jiddah, in 1990 had about 15,000 undergraduate students, of whom about one-third were women. Statistics show that in 1990 women represented 47 per cent of the total undergraduate enrolment at colleges and universities in Saudi Arabia. It was only three per cent of women who hold doctorates and teach at women’s universities and colleges. -
Dedication for Change and Imporvement
Famous Saudi WomenMore Saudi women are highly educated than men and represent more than 50 per cent of university students.Education among Saudi women has been strongly encouraged by their illiterate mothers. .... -
Toward accomplishment and active participation in building
Saudi Women achievement Some
In the last eight years, Saudi women have shown many talents in different fields. Saudi women’ achievements in education are considerable. Newspapers published in both Arabic and English have a great number of female writers. Indeed, the names of Saudi women are increasingly connected to appeals for more participation in public arenas and more respect for women in general.
