ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
82.73 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.01 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 82.73 million against 2.01 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 80.72 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 41.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.82 million 23,807 9.80 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 11.12 million 90,207 11.03 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 17.37 million 227,926 17.14 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 31.54 million 576,766 30.97 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 59.65 million 1.41 million 58.25 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 75.37 million 1.69 million 73.68 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Saudi Arabia?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 82.73 million against 2.01 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Saudi Arabia?
80.72 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Saudi Arabia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release