Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Colombia
1.15 million
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1.07 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • Colombia
  • Saudi Arabia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M197019972024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1.15 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 82,690.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 114,391 19,312 95,079 Colombia
1980s 199,888 60,365 139,522 Colombia
1990s 312,651 119,633 193,018 Colombia
2000s 589,109 252,031 337,078 Colombia
2010s 1.03 million 714,402 317,274 Colombia
2020s 1.13 million 799,927 332,363 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Colombia or Saudi Arabia?
Colombia, at 1.15 million against 1.07 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
82,690, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Colombia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/colombia/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/colombia/saudi-arabia/">Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.