Saudi Arabia vs WB: Ida Total: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
244,652
in 2024
WB: Ida Total
7.15 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
WB: Ida Total rank
33rd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • WB: Ida Total
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How they compare

WB: Ida Total currently reports 7.15 million against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6.91 million.

That makes WB: Ida Total's figure about 29.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, WB: Ida Total has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and WB: Ida Total ranks 33rd of 216 countries.

WB: Ida Total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia WB: Ida Total Difference Ahead
1970s 42,556 1.93 million 1.88 million WB: Ida Total
2000s 283,474 4.45 million 4.16 million WB: Ida Total
2010s 295,132 6.05 million 5.76 million WB: Ida Total
2020s 241,473 7.06 million 6.82 million WB: Ida Total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or WB: Ida Total?
WB: Ida Total, at 7.15 million against 244,652 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and WB: Ida Total?
6.91 million, with WB: Ida Total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Ida Total?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Ida Total rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and WB: Ida Total ranks 33rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.