MDG: Developing Regions vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

MDG: Developing Regions
1.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
-0.0795 % change on previous year
in 2022
MDG: Developing Regions rank
130th
Saudi Arabia rank
132nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Saudi Arabia
-50050100197119972024

How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 1.69 % change on previous year against -0.0795 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.77 % change on previous year.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 21.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was MDG: Developing Regions ahead.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Developing Regions averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.42 % change on previous year 24.33 % change on previous year 11.91 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1980s 8.56 % change on previous year 12.03 % change on previous year 3.47 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1990s 5.48 % change on previous year 11.77 % change on previous year 6.28 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2000s 8.03 % change on previous year 7.46 % change on previous year 0.5683 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 4.56 % change on previous year 8.35 % change on previous year 3.79 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2020s 4.24 % change on previous year -1.65 % change on previous year 5.89 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), MDG: Developing Regions or Saudi Arabia?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 1.69 % change on previous year against -0.0795 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between MDG: Developing Regions and Saudi Arabia?
1.77 % change on previous year, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Saudi Arabia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. 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), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.