Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 0.6457 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.6457 GPIA for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6499 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3193 GPIA, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 174th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4483 GPIA | 0.3193 GPIA | 0.533 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6274 GPIA | 0.5785 GPIA | 0.6499 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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 244,652 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia was 0.6457 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6499 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3193 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release