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

Lebanon
8.9%
in 2011
Saudi Arabia
8.1%
in 2019
Lebanon rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Lebanon
  • Saudi Arabia
51015200020092019

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 8.9% against 8.1% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 10th 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 Lebanon Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.9% 12.0% 5.1% Saudi Arabia
2010s 9.4% 11.1% 1.7% 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, Lebanon or Saudi Arabia?
Lebanon, at 8.9% against 8.1% in Saudi Arabia as of 2011.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
0.8%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2011.
How do Lebanon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Lebanon ranks 10th 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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About this data

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.