Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern was 989 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 989 for inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern in 2024.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,208 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 785, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Central and Eastern in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 944 | — |
| 2014 | 1,107 | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 1,106 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,208 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1,182 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,143 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 822 | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 909 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 785 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 867 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 989 | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,073 | 822 | 1,208 | 7 |
| 2020s | 887.5 | 785 | 989 | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern in Saudi Arabia was 989 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,208 in 2016.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 785 in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from central and eastern rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release