Female teachers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Female teachers was 58.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 58.78 for female teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Saudi Arabia peaked at 58.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.71, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female teachers in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 34.71 | — |
| 2005 | 52.21 | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 52.48 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.91 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.24 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.97 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.61 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.11 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 51.61 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.54 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.98 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 52.95 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.47 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.28 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.8 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.77 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.36 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.78 | +10.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 58.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.32, 70% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 58.78 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.68, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +50.4% | 34.71 | 52.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.71 | 34.71 | 34.71 | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.32 | 49.7 | 52.48 | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.78 | 49.97 | 52.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.43 | 52.77 | 58.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Saudi Arabia?
- Female teachers in Saudi Arabia was 58.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.71 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for female teachers?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 165th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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