Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0069 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0069 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0114 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0114 units per person | +177.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.011 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 units per person | -6.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0069 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0069 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0071 units per person, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +177.6% | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0114 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0069 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 81st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.