Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 54,334 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
54,334 number
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
21st
of 131 countries
All-time high
79,391 number
in 2016
All-time low
47,447 number
in 2005
Years of data
9
2005–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2005201220192005: 47.4k number2009: 54.7k number2013: 64.6k number2014: 70.2k number2015: 76.3k number2016: 79.4k number2017: 69.2k number2018: 68.3k number2019: 54.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia is 54,334 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 79,391 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47,447 number, in 2005.

Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51,089 number 47,447 number 54,731 number 2
2010s 68,892 number 54,334 number 79,391 number 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 18 Spain 68,610 number compare
  2. 19 Korea 60,575 number compare
  3. 20 Argentina 60,547 number
  4. 21 Least developed countries 871,608 number compare
  5. 22 Nepal 52,218 number compare
  6. 23 Morocco 48,636 number compare
  7. 24 Poland 48,595 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

All data for Saudi Arabia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Saudi Arabia was 54,334 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 79,391 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 47,447 number in 2005.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 21st out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/