How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

Saudi Arabia

19.2%

in 2019

United States of America

19.7%

in 2016

Saudi Arabia rank

4th

United States of America rank

2nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

Saudi Arabia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 19.7% against 19.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 97 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	37.2%	13.1%	24.2%	Saudi Arabia
2010s	26.5%	15.2%	11.3%	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 19.7% against 19.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?: 0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?: Saudi Arabia ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.