Early childhood education
4 years- You study
- Child development, Children's activities
- Jobs
- Kindergarten teacher, Nursery supervisor
- Average for the education field · Age 25–29
- 5,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the education 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 Early childhood educators and assistants: leaning to growth (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 Early childhood education taught?
Taught at 19 universities: 18 government and 1 private.
Riyadh
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · women
- Majmaah UniversityGovernment · women
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
- Shaqra UniversityGovernment · women
- Arab East CollegesPrivate
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment · women
- Taif UniversityGovernment · women
- Umm Al-Qura UniversityGovernment · women
Madinah
- Taibah UniversityGovernment
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Faisal UniversityGovernment
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment · women
- University of BishaGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Northern Borders
- Northern Border UniversityGovernment
Najran
- Najran UniversityGovernment · women
Al-Jouf
- Jouf UniversityGovernment · women
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
| Early childhood education | Subject teacher training (education tracks) | Special education |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Education | Education | Education |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | Postgraduate | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 19 universities | List not checked | 10 universities |
| Men | ||
| Not found offered | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Not confirmed | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 11,147 | 11,147 | 11,147 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| not exposed | not exposed | not exposed |
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 Early childhood education students learn?
Preparing teachers for preschool children, teaching them through play.
- Child development
- Children's activities
- Early language
- Teaching methods
In Arabic: رياض الأطفال
How many years is Early childhood education?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Early childhood education graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Kindergarten teacher
- Nursery supervisor
- Kindergarten manager
- Children's activities coordinator
Kindergarten work is by day, with lots of standing and moving with children.
- Sometimes outside the city
- Moderate physical effort
Professional teaching licence from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission.
What do Early childhood education graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Education” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the education 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.
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Preschool teachers, except special education” (BLS 25-2011), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Early childhood educators and assistants” (COPS 42202), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Education”, 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).
- King Abdulaziz University, Early childhood education programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- Ministry of Education, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2342, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).