Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 0.7664 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia is 0.7664 UIS estimate, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.799 UIS estimate in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5029 UIS estimate, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 129th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5029 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.5619 UIS estimate | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6049 UIS estimate | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6463 UIS estimate | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5829 UIS estimate | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6758 UIS estimate | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6342 UIS estimate | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6216 UIS estimate | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6947 UIS estimate | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7643 UIS estimate | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.799 UIS estimate | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7664 UIS estimate | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6038 UIS estimate | 0.5029 UIS estimate | 0.6758 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7561 UIS estimate | 0.6947 UIS estimate | 0.799 UIS estimate | 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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia was 0.7664 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.799 UIS estimate in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5029 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release