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

Norway
0.0567 units per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.0569 units per person
in 2024
Norway rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th

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

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
00.020.040.06197119972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0569 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0161 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0112 units per person Norway
1980s 0.0222 units per person 0.0114 units per person 0.0108 units per person Norway
1990s 0.0386 units per person 0.0171 units per person 0.0214 units per person Norway
2000s 0.0449 units per person 0.0283 units per person 0.0166 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0509 units per person 0.0493 units per person 0.0016 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0569 units per person 0.0519 units per person 0.005 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0569 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
0.0002 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Norway ranks 17th 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.