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

Netherlands
0.0551 units per person
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0569 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Saudi Arabia
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0569 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0207 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0153 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0266 units per person 0.0114 units per person 0.0152 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0315 units per person 0.0171 units per person 0.0143 units per person Netherlands
2000s 0.034 units per person 0.0283 units per person 0.0057 units per person Netherlands
2010s 0.0478 units per person 0.048 units per person 0.0002 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.055 units per person 0.0509 units per person 0.0041 units per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0569 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
0.0018 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Netherlands ranks 18th 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.