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

Finland
0.0603 units per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0569 units per person
in 2024
Finland rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th

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

  • Finland
  • Saudi Arabia
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0603 units per person against 0.0569 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0034 units per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0189 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0141 units per person Finland
1980s 0.0262 units per person 0.0114 units per person 0.0148 units per person Finland
1990s 0.04 units per person 0.0171 units per person 0.0229 units per person Finland
2000s 0.0563 units per person 0.0283 units per person 0.028 units per person Finland
2010s 0.0554 units per person 0.0493 units per person 0.0061 units per person Finland
2020s 0.0564 units per person 0.0519 units per person 0.0045 units per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Finland or Saudi Arabia?
Finland, at 0.0603 units per person against 0.0569 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Finland and Saudi Arabia?
0.0034 units per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Saudi Arabia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Finland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Finland ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.