Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 6,650 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6,650 number
Change on year
up 159.3%
World rank
8th
of 69 countries
All-time high
6,650 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,346 number
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 2015–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k2015201720192015: 1.3k number2016: 2.0k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 2.6k number2019: 6.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 6,650 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 159.3% on the previous year and up 394.1% over five years.

Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 69 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Saudi Arabia, 2015 to 2019.
Year number Change
2015 1,346 number
2016 2,013 number +49.6%
2017 1,469 number -27.0%
2018 2,565 number +74.6%
2019 6,650 number +159.3%

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 5 Kazakhstan 14,702 number compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 13,643 number
  3. 7 Greece 10,160 number
  4. 9 Malaysia 6,626 number
  5. 10 South Africa 6,603 number
  6. 11 Hungary 5,843 number

See the full ranking of 69 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 6,650 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 6,650 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,346 number in 2015.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 69 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 721 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions (ISCED 4). 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.