Teachers in secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 111,434 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
111,434 number
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
26th
of 190 countries
All-time high
153,383 number
in 2014
All-time low
16,417 number
in 1979
Years of data
10
1979–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1979199920191979: 16.4k number2005: 111.0k number2009: 127.1k number2013: 149.7k number2014: 153.4k number2015: 152.9k number2016: 145.8k number2017: 134.0k number2018: 132.6k number2019: 111.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia is 111,434 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 153,383 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,417 number, in 1979.

That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 190 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 16,417 number 16,417 number 16,417 number 1
2000s 119,078 number 111,025 number 127,132 number 2
2010s 139,966 number 111,434 number 153,383 number 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 111,434 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 153,383 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,417 number in 1979.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/