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Physical education

4 years
You study
Physical fitness, Sports physiology
Jobs
Physical education teacher
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 Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors: 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 Physical education taught?

Taught at 3 universities: 3 government and 0 private.

Riyadh

Makkah

Eastern Province

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

Physical educationEarly childhood educationSubject teacher training (education tracks)
Field in the survey
EducationEducationEducation
Length of study
4 years4 yearsPostgraduate
Taught at
3 universities19 universitiesList not checked
Men
OfferedNot found offeredNot confirmed
Women
OfferedOfferedNot confirmed
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)
11,14711,14711,147
An occupation of its graduates and generative AI
not exposednot exposednot 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 Physical education students learn?

Preparing school sports teachers and training students in fitness and games.

  • Physical fitness
  • Sports physiology
  • Teaching methods
  • Team sports

In Arabic: التربية البدنية

How many years is Physical education?

4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.

What jobs do Physical 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:

  • Physical education teacher
  • Sports coach
  • Fitness specialist
  • Sports activities coordinator

You teach in the gym and field and move a lot; posts may be far from home.

  • Mixed
  • Sometimes outside the city
  • High physical effort

Professional teaching licence from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission.

What do Physical 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.

Age 25–295,800 SAR
Age 35–4411,900 SAR

What is unemployment in the education field?

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:

  • 20211442–1443 AH17.3%
  • 20221443–1444 AH15.6%
  • 20231444–1445 AH11.4%
  • 20241445–1446 AH9.1%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Official decisions and signals

  • Starting basic salary for a practitioner teacher in government: SAR 7,570 a month. 2024 (1445–1446 AH) (basic, government, first grade)7
  • The job “Fitness specialist” is little affected by AI. May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)8
  • Target: raise the share of people exercising weekly from 13% to 40%. in force since December 2030 (Sha'ban – Ramadan 1452 AH) (announced target)9

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References

  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors” (BLS 39-9031), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
  2. Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness” (COPS 54100), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
  3. General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Education”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  4. Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  5. International Labour Organization, global index of occupational exposure to generative AI, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  6. Qassim University, Physical education programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
  7. Ministry of Education, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
  8. International Labour Organization · occupation code 3423, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).
  9. Saudi Vision 2030, 25 April 2016 (18 Rajab 1437 AH).