Primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0069 units per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1979β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0069 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0133 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 units per person, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 244,652 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0069 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.