Primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary education, teachers was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 58.8% for primary education, 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, primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia peaked at 58.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 34.7% | — |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +50.4% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.8% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.7% | 52.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 50.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.8% | 58.8% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia was 58.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.