Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 117,774 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 117,774 number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 167,338 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 117,774 number, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 133,011 number | — |
| 2008 | 146,714 number | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 145,198 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 167,338 number | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 164,910 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 159,260 number | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 138,203 number | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 134,273 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 131,645 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 117,774 number | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141,641 number | 133,011 number | 146,714 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 144,772 number | 117,774 number | 167,338 number | 7 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 20.66 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 117,774 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 167,338 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,774 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.