Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from was 0.3074 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 0.3074 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8193 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3074 GPIA, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 0.7982 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7722 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8078 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8076 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8193 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7975 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7217 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5796 GPIA | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4722 GPIA | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3719 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3074 GPIA | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7892 GPIA | 0.7217 GPIA | 0.8193 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4328 GPIA | 0.3074 GPIA | 0.5796 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 0.3074 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 0.8193 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3074 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from africa: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd out of 46 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 60.2%. 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 Somalia, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release