Statistics
4 years- You study
- Descriptive statistics, Statistical inference
- Jobs
- Statistician, Data analyst
- Average for the sciences field · Age 25–29
- 6,800SAR
Average monthly pay in the sciences 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 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries: 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 Statistics taught?
Taught at 13 universities: 13 government and 0 private.
Riyadh
- Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic UniversityGovernment · men and women
- King Saud UniversityGovernment · men and women
- Prince Mosaad bin Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGovernment · women
Makkah
- King Abdulaziz UniversityGovernment
- University of JeddahGovernment · women
Qassim
- Qassim UniversityGovernment · men and women
Eastern Province
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGovernment
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsGovernment
Asir
- King Khalid UniversityGovernment
Tabuk
- University of TabukGovernment
Hail
- University of HailGovernment
Jazan
- Jazan UniversityGovernment · men and 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
| Statistics | Biology | Environmental sciences |
|---|---|---|
| Field in the survey | ||
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics |
| Length of study | ||
| 4 years | 4 years | 4 years |
| Taught at | ||
| 13 universities | 25 universities | 9 universities |
| Men | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Women | ||
| Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Holders of the field working | ||
| 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| Unemployment in the field | ||
| 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Average wage in the field (SAR) | ||
| 10,627 | 10,627 | 10,627 |
| An occupation of its graduates and generative AI | ||
| — | gradient two of four | 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 Statistics students learn?
Collecting and analysing data and reading what it means to support decisions.
- Descriptive statistics
- Statistical inference
- Modelling
- Analysis software
In Arabic: الإحصاء
How many years is Statistics?
4 years. Length from the programme page on the university website6; it may differ between universities.
What jobs do Statistics graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Statistician
- Data analyst
- Statistical researcher
- Actuary
Computer work in an office, by day.
What do Statistics graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the sciences 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 “Actuary” is strongly affected by AI (3 of 4). May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH) (occupation, not major)7
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Actuaries” (BLS 15-2011), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries” (COPS 21210), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics”, 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, Statistics programme page, last checked 24 October 2026 (13 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- International Labour Organization · occupation code 2120, May 2025 (Dhu al-Qa'dah – Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH).