ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
45.10 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.07 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
21st
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Saudi Arabia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 45.10 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 44.03 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 42.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.86 million 22,500 3.84 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 5.99 million 56,319 5.93 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 8.91 million 123,687 8.79 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 18.88 million 252,031 18.63 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 31.03 million 714,402 30.32 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 41.27 million 866,326 40.40 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Saudi Arabia?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 45.10 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Saudi Arabia?
44.03 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release