Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 1.3 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 1.3 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7741 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Saudi Arabia 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 0.7984 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7741 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8482 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8499 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8575 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7926 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.51 GPIA | +90.9% |
| 2020 | 1.48 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.41 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9191 GPIA | 0.7741 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (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 1.3 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 1.51 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7741 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th out of 39 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 up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Eritrea, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release