Secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, teachers was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 49.4% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia peaked at 52.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 29.9% | — |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +76.0% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 51.9% | 52.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 52.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Saudi Arabia was 49.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.