Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.0% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Saudi Arabia ranks 95th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.0% | — |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +33.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
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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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Saudi Arabia was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release