Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 100,848 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 100,848.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 168,068 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27,783, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27,783 | — |
| 2005 | 130,608 | +370.1% |
| 2007 | 134,336 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 146,617 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 143,220 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 148,162 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 152,111 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 155,877 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 165,138 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 168,068 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 152,205 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 134,899 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 124,283 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 113,486 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 110,287 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 117,200 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 113,320 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 109,493 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 100,848 | -7.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 100,848 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,999, 50.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 100,848 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,344, 7.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +370.1% | 27,783 | 130,608 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,783 | 27,783 | 27,783 | 1 |
| 2000s | 138,695 | 130,608 | 146,617 | 4 |
| 2010s | 142,452 | 110,287 | 168,068 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,215 | 100,848 | 117,200 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 100,848 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 168,068 in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,783 in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release