Trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Trained teachers in primary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2007.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 91.5% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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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 trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2007.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.