Saudi Arabia to introduce AI curriculum across all public schools starting 2025

Dubai: Saudi Arabia will roll out a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) curriculum across all levels of public education beginning in the 2025–2026 academic year.

The initiative, led by the National Curriculum Center in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), represents a major step in embedding AI literacy into the Kingdom’s educational framework.

The curriculum, which aligns with the goals of the Human Capability Development Program under Vision 2030, is designed to empower students from early education through higher learning with essential digital competencies and AI fluency.

It aims to nurture a generation capable of driving innovation and positioning Saudi Arabia as a leader in emerging technologies.

Students will be introduced to age-appropriate AI concepts through interactive and practical learning modules, ensuring continuity and progression throughout the educational journey, from primary school to vocational and university tracks, and into lifelong learning.

AI learning outcomes will be formally incorporated into the national student performance assessment system.

The new curriculum will instil core technical skills while fostering critical thinking and ethical understanding of AI.

The announcement follows the successful pilot of an “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” course for third-year secondary students in the general track, unveiled earlier this year at the Human Capability Initiative conference.

Developed collaboratively by SDAIA, the National Curriculum Centre, and the Ministry of Education, the pilot laid the groundwork for national implementation.