Saudi Arabia: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.6% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.4% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 5,445 a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Saudi Arabia had the 15th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Saudi Arabia in the 2024 ranking

• Bangladesh — 12th of 83: 163,967
• Malaysia — 13th of 83: 152,236
• Korea, Rep. — 14th of 83: 151,467
• Peru — 16th of 83: 103,599
• United Arab Emirates — 17th of 83: 75,929
• Morocco — 18th of 83: 73,637

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 31,291 (2023)
• Algeria — 273,405 (2024)
• Bahrain — 5,384 (2024)
• Djibouti — 987 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 258,695 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 200,449 (2023)
• Jordan — 41,705 (2024)
• Kuwait — 27,159 (2021)
• Lebanon — 32,595 (2023)
• Malta — 3,078 (2024)
• Morocco

More education data for Saudi Arabia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 83.88% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 84.15% (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) — 83.65% (2024)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 48.05% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Saudi Arabia's secondary education, teachers, female?

119,823 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is up 1,611% from 7,004 in 1979 (6.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 170,521 in 2015 and the lowest 7,004 in 1979.

How does Saudi Arabia rank?

15th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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