Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 65 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 29 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 30 Kenya 1 GPIA
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Bermuda 1 GPIA
- 32 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Croatia 1 GPIA
- 32 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Mongolia 1 GPIA
- 32 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 32 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 32 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 1 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd out of 65 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 flat.
- 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 upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release