Saudi Arabia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Saudi Arabia
1.07 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
41.15 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
26th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197119972024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 41.15 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 40.09 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 38.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 195 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 22,500 1.52 million 1.50 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 56,319 4.10 million 4.04 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 123,687 7.05 million 6.93 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 252,031 15.94 million 15.69 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 714,402 27.76 million 27.04 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 866,326 37.35 million 36.49 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Saudi Arabia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 41.15 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Saudi Arabia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
40.09 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 195 countries.
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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About this data

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