Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 120,830 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia is 120,830 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 179,698 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14,773 number, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14,773 number | — |
| 2005 | 142,680 number | +865.8% |
| 2007 | 148,361 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 152,027 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 141,530 number | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 149,575 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 151,930 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 159,749 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 179,698 number | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 179,281 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 168,526 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 152,024 number | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 139,892 number | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 125,298 number | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 120,830 number | -3.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 120,830 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 7.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 120,830 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +865.8% | 14,773 number | 142,680 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,773 number | 14,773 number | 14,773 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 146,150 number | 141,530 number | 152,027 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 152,680 number | 120,830 number | 179,698 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 120,830 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 179,698 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,773 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.