What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Arab World and Saudi Arabia?

5.05 million number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Saudi Arabia?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Arab World

5.87 million number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

824,151 number

in 2019

Arab World rank

29th

Saudi Arabia rank

32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Arab World
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 5.87 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.05 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 7.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	378,976 number	4,495 number	374,482 number	Arab World
1980s	706,650 number	29,683 number	676,966 number	Arab World
1990s	1.47 million number	114,031 number	1.36 million number	Arab World
2000s	3.20 million number	324,735 number	2.87 million number	Arab World
2010s	5.15 million number	694,485 number	4.45 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Arab World or Saudi Arabia?: Arab World, at 5.87 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Arab World and Saudi Arabia?: 5.05 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Saudi Arabia?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Arab World ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.