Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 49.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia is 49.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia peaked at 52.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.5% | — |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 52.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Saudi Arabia was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 78th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release