Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.2965 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 0.2965 GPIA 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 16.6% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8557 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2965 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 68th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8002 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7754 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8203 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8557 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8313 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3748 GPIA | -54.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3305 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4193 GPIA | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3557 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2965 GPIA | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.754 GPIA | 0.3748 GPIA | 0.8557 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3505 GPIA | 0.2965 GPIA | 0.4193 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
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 0.2965 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 0.8557 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2965 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 80 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 61.8%. 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 Nigeria, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release