Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA was 0.4201 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4201 GPIA
Change on year
down 29.0%
World rank
109th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8694 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.2829 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2024
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4201 GPIA for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8694 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2829 GPIA, in 1999.
Saudi Arabia ranks 109th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS) … GPIA in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2829 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.3153 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3513 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3549 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5264 GPIA | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5289 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5264 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5965 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6846 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7548 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8694 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8208 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7957 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8078 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8649 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7855 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8133 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7367 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7323 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.592 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4201 GPIA | -29.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4201 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8697 GPIA, 48% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.4201 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6798 GPIA, 62% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2829 GPIA | 0.2829 GPIA | 0.2829 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4339 GPIA | 0.3153 GPIA | 0.5289 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7793 GPIA | 0.5965 GPIA | 0.8694 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6203 GPIA | 0.4201 GPIA | 0.7367 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Saudi Arabia?
- Inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) in Saudi Arabia was 0.4201 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8694 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2829 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (uis estimate) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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 mobility rate, adjusted gender parity index (UIS estimate) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release