Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted was 0.5773 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.5773 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.852 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5773 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, adjusted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8011 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7752 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7735 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7743 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8194 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.852 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6927 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6179 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6928 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5793 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5773 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.784 GPIA | 0.6927 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6168 GPIA | 0.5773 GPIA | 0.6928 GPIA | 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 north america, adjusted in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted in Saudi Arabia was 0.5773 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5773 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 74th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america, adjusted rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 North America, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release