Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 1,541 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,541 for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,213 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,541, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,861 | — |
| 2014 | 2,114 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 2,011 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,101 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2,213 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,880 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 2,145 | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1,797 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 1,709 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,642 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 1,541 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,046 | 1,861 | 2,213 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,672 | 1,541 | 1,797 | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- 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)
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 1,541 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 2,213 in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,541 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 4th out of 102 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 27.1%. 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 Egypt, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release