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In brief

Children vaccinated against measles: 99% (2024). World rank 1 of 193 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 47. HIV prevalence, ages 15–49: 0.1% (2024). World rank 1 of 153 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 36. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 46. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 98% → 97.6%, secondary school enrolment 97.9% → 99.6%, and higher education enrolment 17.3% → 43%. Better than all its neighbours (Saudi Arabia): nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, children vaccinated against measles, access to safe drinking water, access to basic sanitation, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births. Worse than all its neighbours (Saudi Arabia): secondary school enrolment, higher education enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, and infant deaths per 1,000 births.

Education

Adult literacy
97.8% 2014
Primary school enrolment
97.6% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
99.6% 2024
Higher education enrolment
43% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP
3.2% 2020

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
2.5% 2023
Health spending per person
$1,804 2023
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
7.4% 2023
Doctors per 1,000 people
3 2023
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
8.5 2023
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
1.3 2022
Children vaccinated against measles
99% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
4.8 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
5.9 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
4 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
0.1% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
24.6% 2024
Overweight adults
76.6% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
12.5% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
100% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
99.9% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
100% 2024