
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
The first education system appeared in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by establishing the Directorate of Education in 1344 AH (1926 CE), and it served as a foundation for the education system for boys. In the year 1346 AH (1928 AD), a decision was issued to form the first council of knowledge to establish an educational system that supervises education in the Hijaz region. Instruction is in the whole kingdom, and it included 323 schools, where it started with four schools.