Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.33 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
The most recent figure for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia is 1.33 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.56 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.773 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Saudi Arabia 8th out of 50 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 Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7989 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7735 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.773 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9794 GPIA | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9794 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9701 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.56 GPIA | +61.0% |
| 2020 | 1.35 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.31 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.33 GPIA | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9766 GPIA | 0.773 GPIA | 1.56 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 5 Azerbaijan 1.5 GPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1.44 GPIA compare
- 7 Denmark 1.33 GPIA compare
- 9 Cyprus 1.29 GPIA compare
- 10 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Oman 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
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 1.33 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 1.56 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.773 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 50 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 72.2%. 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 Kuwait, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release