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2018 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

5. Quality of Education and Labour Market in Saudi Arabia

verfasst von : Ashraf Mishrif, Amal Alabduljabbar

Erschienen in: Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region, Volume I

Verlag: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

The commitment and determination to human capital development is evident in the details of recent Saudi national development plans. The Ninth Development Plan (2010–2015) has had a clear mandate to develop a “knowledge based economy and consolidate the basis of an information society” (Ninth National Development Plan 2009). Half of the expenditure of the Plan’s US$385 billion was devoted to human resources development, including education and training. What impact has this kind of investment made on the efficiency of Saudi labour force?

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Metadaten
Titel
Quality of Education and Labour Market in Saudi Arabia
verfasst von
Ashraf Mishrif
Amal Alabduljabbar
Copyright-Jahr
2018
Verlag
Springer Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5783-0_5

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