Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students was 0.5361 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5361 GPIA
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
73rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.7598 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5361 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Saudi Arabia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.5361 GPIA for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America: Students in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.6609 GPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.5891 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7598 GPIA | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6143 GPIA | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5361 GPIA | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6609 GPIA | 0.6609 GPIA | 0.6609 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6248 GPIA | 0.5361 GPIA | 0.7598 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 70 Slovakia 0.6111 GPIA compare
- 71 Malaysia 0.5671 GPIA compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 0.5556 GPIA compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 0.4815 GPIA compare
- 75 Armenia 0.3846 GPIA compare
- 76 Mozambique 0.3333 GPIA
- 76 Mauritius 0.3333 GPIA compare
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 north america: students in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students in Saudi Arabia was 0.5361 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7598 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5361 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from north america: students rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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: Students from the United States, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release