ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
636,740
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
19,463
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 636,740 against 19,463 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 617,277.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 32.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 26 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 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 216 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 147,368 868 146,500 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 242,782 1,201 241,581 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 366,518 4,223 362,295 ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 547,384 11,859 535,525 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, isced 8 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 636,740 against 19,463 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Saudi Arabia?
617,277, 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?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 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, isced 8 programmes, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 216 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
358 places, 7,854 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release