Education Survey is the first survey conducted by GASTAT about the educational and training characteristics of society members through which a number of important educational indicators can be obtained with a view to fulfilling the local, regional and international needs and needs of planners, policy-makers and decision-makers regarding education and training data as well as reflecting the real picture of development in the field of education and training in the kingdom.
The most important goals of this survey as follows:

1. Understanding the educational and training characteristics of members of the society by age and sex and connecting them with other characteristics of the society members.
2. Measuring and assessing some important basic educational indicators and obtaining accurate statistical information and indicators that reflect the reality of the education
3. Creating a database of education and training to be used as a credible base for supplying local, international and regional organizations.
4. Using indicators of education and training to provide the necessary data for economic and social studies
5. Measuring the regular changes in the educational characteristics of the population by the passage of time and making necessary comparisons to assess the education development in the kingdom
6. Obtaining data about talented individuals and the area of their talents.
7. Obtaining data about the reading activities for books and novels.
8. Obtaining data about enrichment activities practiced by children (aged 3-11).
9. Obtaining data about training by individuals related to the training subject, training hours and the volume of spending during a year.