Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Qatar
41.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
38.9%
in 2024
Qatar rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 41.5% against 38.9% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 122 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 9.8% | 16.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.9% | 1.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 40.0% | 1.8% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 41.5% against 38.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.6%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). 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