Saudi Arabia vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Saudi Arabia
-0.0795 % change on previous year
in 2022
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
132nd
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
129th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
-75-50-25025197119972024

How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 1.73 % change on previous year against -0.0795 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.81 % change on previous year.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 21.8 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 129th of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 24.33 % change on previous year 7.22 % change on previous year 17.11 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1980s 12.03 % change on previous year 9.71 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1990s 11.77 % change on previous year 5.12 % change on previous year 6.64 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2000s 7.46 % change on previous year 8.13 % change on previous year 0.668 % change on previous year UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 8.35 % change on previous year 3.54 % change on previous year 4.8 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2020s -1.65 % change on previous year 5.23 % change on previous year 6.89 % change on previous year UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Saudi Arabia or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 1.73 % 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 Saudi Arabia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
1.81 % change on previous year, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 132nd and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 129th of 189 countries.
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.