Saudi Arabia vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Saudi Arabia
58.8%
in 2024
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
55.9%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
165th
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
162nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Saudi Arabia
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 58.8% against 55.9% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1979 it was SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 165th and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 54.7% | 19.9% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 51.6% | 0.2% | SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 51.7% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.2% | 0.3% | 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, Saudi Arabia or SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Saudi Arabia, at 58.8% against 55.9% in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Saudi Arabia and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 2.9%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 165th and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
- 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