Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Number of classroom teachers in primary education

Saudi Arabia
244,652
in 2024
Spain
248,253
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
11th
Spain rank
9th

Number of classroom teachers in primary education over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119972024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 248,253 against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3,601.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 71 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 284,845 200,984 83,861 Saudi Arabia
2010s 295,132 227,515 67,617 Saudi Arabia
2020s 241,916 243,843 1,928 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of classroom teachers in primary education, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
Spain, at 248,253 against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of classroom teachers in primary education between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
3,601, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for number of classroom teachers in primary education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th and Spain ranks 9th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Number of classroom teachers in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Number of classroom teachers in primary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-classroom-teachers-in-primary-education/saudi-arabia/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-classroom-teachers-in-primary-education/saudi-arabia/spain/">Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Number of classroom teachers in primary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of classroom teachers in primary education
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
71 places, 2,331 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed