ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) vs Saudi Arabia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
79.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
83.9%
in 2024
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 83.9% against 79.5% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ahead.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 221 groups.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 27.5% | 21.5% | ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 25.7% | 33.3% | ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 53.4% | 15.6% | ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 1.0% | ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 83.9% against 79.5% in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release