East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: School enrollment, tertiary, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
57.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
83.6%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th

School enrollment, tertiary, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080197119972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 83.6% against 57.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 26.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.4% 9.8% 7.5% Saudi Arabia
1980s 5.4% 16.4% 11.0% Saudi Arabia
1990s 8.6% 21.1% 12.5% Saudi Arabia
2000s 18.3% 19.1% 0.8% Saudi Arabia
2010s 34.4% 47.0% 12.6% Saudi Arabia
2020s 51.7% 73.3% 21.6% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 83.6% against 57.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
26.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,548 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.