Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 60,674 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 60,674 number. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82,680 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60,674 number, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 78,566 number | — |
| 2009 | 72,797 number | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 82,279 number | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 81,690 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 82,680 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 71,765 number | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 69,473 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 67,322 number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 60,674 number | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75,682 number | 72,797 number | 78,566 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 73,698 number | 60,674 number | 82,680 number | 7 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 60,674 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,680 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,674 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.