Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, male was 110,287 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 110,287 number.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 168,068 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27,783 number, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27,783 number | — |
| 2005 | 130,608 number | +370.1% |
| 2007 | 134,336 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 146,617 number | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 143,220 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 148,162 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 152,111 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 155,877 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 165,138 number | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 168,068 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 152,205 number | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 134,899 number | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 124,283 number | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 113,486 number | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 110,287 number | -2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 110,287 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 59.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 110,287 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,790 number, 6.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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 number | 130,608 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,783 number | 27,783 number | 27,783 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 138,695 number | 130,608 number | 146,617 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 142,452 number | 110,287 number | 168,068 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 110,287 number in 2019, 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 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,783 number in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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
Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/