Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.2978 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2978 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2024.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2157 GPIA, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7738 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7683 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7668 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7806 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7795 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.355 GPIA | -54.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3261 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2791 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2157 GPIA | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2978 GPIA | +38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7177 GPIA | 0.355 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2797 GPIA | 0.2157 GPIA | 0.3261 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia was 0.2978 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2157 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from Algeria, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release