Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North was 0.5983 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5983 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
183rd
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.5983 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.3183 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.5983 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.5983 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3183 GPIA, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3183 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3738 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4207 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4789 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4392 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5473 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5325 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5163 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5566 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5964 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.596 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5983 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4534 GPIA | 0.3183 GPIA | 0.5473 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5868 GPIA | 0.5566 GPIA | 0.5983 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 184 Afghanistan 0 GPIA
- 184 Bangladesh 0 GPIA
- 184 Egypt 0 GPIA
- 184 Eritrea 0 GPIA
- 184 Ethiopia 0 GPIA
- 184 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Guinea 0 GPIA
- 184 Gambia 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Iraq 0 GPIA
- 184 Kiribati 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Libya 0 GPIA
- 184 Mauritania 0 GPIA
- 184 Naoero 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Pakistan 0 GPIA
- 184 Palau 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Palestine, State of 0 GPIA
- 184 Qatar 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 0 GPIA compare
- 184 South Sudan 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Syria 0 GPIA
- 184 Chad 0 GPIA
- 184 Tokelau 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Tuvalu 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Uzbekistan 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Samoa 0 GPIA compare
- 184 Yemen 0 GPIA
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 outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Saudi Arabia?
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north in Saudi Arabia was 0.5983 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5983 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3183 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in north rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. 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 Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release