Share of students from abroad in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of students from abroad was 5.71 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of students from abroad in Saudi Arabia, 1999β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 5.71 for share of students from abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Saudi Arabia peaked at 5.71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 1999.
Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.53 | 1.87 | 4.07 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 2.97 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 | 4.03 | 5.71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 59 Belarus 6.62 compare
- 60 Rwanda 6.22 compare
- 61 Trinidad and Tobago 5.78 compare
- 63 Niger 5.41 compare
- 64 United States 5.3 compare
- 65 Republic of Korea 5.27 compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of students from abroad in Saudi Arabia was 5.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 1999.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of students from abroad?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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