Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.18 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7618 GPIA, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8003 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7748 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7618 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.794 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8319 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8307 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.26 GPIA | +51.2% |
| 2020 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.33 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.27 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.18 GPIA | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8642 GPIA | 0.7618 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia was 1.18 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7618 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 Asia: Students from Jordan, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release