Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 139 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
91.5%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2007.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 91.5% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2007.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release