Saudi Arabia vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Saudi Arabia
48.1%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
45.1%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
64th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
67th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Saudi Arabia
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 48.1% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 64th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 38.0% | 24.5% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 38.4% | 14.7% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 39.7% | 10.3% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 43.9% | 9.8% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 44.3% | 4.7% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 44.9% | 1.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Saudi Arabia or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Saudi Arabia, at 48.1% against 45.1% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Saudi Arabia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 64th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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