Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 1.12 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 1.12 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7341 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Saudi Arabia 12th out of 66 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 | 0.8015 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7762 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7341 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7342 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7529 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.751 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.874 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9792 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7748 GPIA | 0.7341 GPIA | 0.874 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9792 GPIA | 1.12 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 asia: students from in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia was 1.12 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 1.12 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7341 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 66 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 44.9%. 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 Lebanon, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release