Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … adjusted in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … adjusted was 0.6457 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6457 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.6499 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.3193 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Saudi Arabia, 2012–2023
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 176th 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.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … adjusted in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3193 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.3682 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4117 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4589 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4328 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5315 GPIA | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.531 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.533 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5785 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6356 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6499 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6457 GPIA | -0.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6457 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 65% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.6457 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 GPIA, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 177 Afghanistan 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Azerbaijan 0 GPIA
- 177 Bangladesh 0 GPIA
- 177 Cook Islands 0 GPIA
- 177 Egypt 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Ethiopia 0 GPIA
- 177 Micronesia (country) 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Ghana 0 GPIA
- 177 Guinea 0 GPIA
- 177 Gambia 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Iraq 0 GPIA
- 177 Kazakhstan 0 GPIA
- 177 Kyrgyzstan 0 GPIA
- 177 Kiribati 0 GPIA
- 177 Libya 0 GPIA
- 177 Marshall Islands 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Mauritania 0 GPIA
- 177 Niger 0 GPIA
- 177 Niue 0 GPIA
- 177 Nauru 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Pakistan 0 GPIA
- 177 Solomon Islands 0 GPIA
- 177 Sierra Leone 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Somalia 0 GPIA
- 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Chad 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Tajikistan 0 GPIA
- 177 Tokelau 0 GPIA
- 177 Turkmenistan 0 GPIA
- 177 Tonga 0 GPIA compare
- 177 Tuvalu 0 GPIA
- 177 Uzbekistan 0 GPIA
- 177 Vanuatu 0 GPIA
- 177 Samoa 0 GPIA compare
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 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 176th out of 210 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