Chinese language
4–5 years- You study
- Chinese characters, Conversation, Grammar
- Jobs
- Chinese teacher, Translator
- Average for the arts and humanities field · Age 25–29
- 6,300SAR
Average monthly pay in the arts and humanities field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Translators, terminologists and interpreters: roughly stable (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Chinese language taught?
Taught at 5 universities: 5 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · men and women
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
Compare with…
A side-by-side view, not a judgement that one major is better. Figures are for the broad field, so two majors in one field share the same figures. Figures: bachelor’s, both sexes, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)35
| Chinese language | English language | French language |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities | Arts and humanities |
| Length of study | ||
| 4–5 years | 4 years | 4–5 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 5 universities | 27 universities | 3 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,319 | 10,319 | 10,319 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| minimal exposure | not exposed | minimal exposure |
Availability for men and women from university pages and the Ministry’s programmes platform; last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
What do Chinese language students learn?
Study of the Chinese language, its writing, and its culture.
- Chinese characters
- Conversation
- Grammar
- Chinese culture
In Arabic: اللغة الصينية
How many years is Chinese language?
4–5 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Chinese language graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Chinese teacher
- Translator
- International relations coordinator
- Tour guide
Teaching, translation or trading-company work; may include trips to China.
- Some travel
What do Chinese language graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Arts and humanities” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the arts and humanities field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
Official decisions and signals
- The job “Translator” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)6
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Interpreters and translators” (BLS 27-3091), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Translators, terminologists and interpreters” (COPS 51114), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Arts and humanities”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2643, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).