ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
54.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
58.8%
in 2024
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
165th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 58.8% against 54.2% in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1979 it was ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ahead.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 165th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 34.7% | 2.8% | ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 51.3% | 5.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 51.8% | 2.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 54.4% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 58.8% against 54.2% in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 165th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release