Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, male was 110,287 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
110,287 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
17th
of 196 countries
All-time high
168,068 number
in 2014
All-time low
27,783 number
in 1979
Years of data
15
1979–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k1979199920191979: 27.8k number2005: 130.6k number2007: 134.3k number2008: 146.6k number2009: 143.2k number2010: 148.2k number2011: 152.1k number2012: 155.9k number2013: 165.1k number2014: 168.1k number2015: 152.2k number2016: 134.9k number2017: 124.3k number2018: 113.5k number2019: 110.3k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/