France vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

France
8.0%
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
8.1%
in 2019
France rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • France
  • Saudi Arabia
57.51012.515200020092019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in France, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.

France ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.9% 12.5% 5.7% Saudi Arabia
2010s 7.2% 8.6% 1.3% 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, France or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 8.1% against 8.0% in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
France ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.