Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 60,792 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 60,792 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 87,841 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53,900 number, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 22nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53,900 number | — |
| 2008 | 59,958 number | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 64,212 number | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 83,892 number | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 76,871 number | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 87,841 number | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 83,827 number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 69,249 number | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 69,706 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60,792 number | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,357 number | 53,900 number | 64,212 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 76,025 number | 60,792 number | 87,841 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 19 Thailand 78,089 number compare
- 20 Pakistan 76,322 number compare
- 21 South Korea 66,985 number compare
- 23 Philippines 59,527 number compare
- 24 Kenya 54,256 number compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 52,936 number compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Saudi Arabia was 60,792 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 87,841 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,900 number in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.