Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 23,483 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 23,483 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 35,993 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 778 number, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 179 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.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 778 number | — |
| 2005 | 18,415 number | +2267.0% |
| 2007 | 16,400 number | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 17,606 number | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 17,674 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18,521 number | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 20,355 number | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 25,585 number | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 28,246 number | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 28,536 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 35,993 number | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 32,986 number | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 25,443 number | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 23,483 number | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 778 number | 778 number | 778 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 17,524 number | 16,400 number | 18,415 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 26,572 number | 18,521 number | 35,993 number | 9 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 23,483 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,993 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 778 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.