Inbound internationally: Students from Qatar … Qatar adjusted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally: Students from Qatar … Qatar adjusted was 1.78 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 1.78 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.79 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7222 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 7th out of 49 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: Students from Qatar … Qatar adjusted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8016 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7746 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7724 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7722 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9683 GPIA | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7222 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8235 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1.43 GPIA | +73.5% |
| 2021 | 1.79 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 1.65 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 1.78 GPIA | +8.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.78 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7059 GPIA, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.78 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3341 GPIA, 5.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.805 GPIA | 0.7222 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.66 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 1.79 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % 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 1.78 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 1.79 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7222 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 49 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 129.9%. 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 Qatar, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release