Greece vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Greece
224,478 number
in 2012
Saudi Arabia
256,004 number
in 2019
Greece rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199820082019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 256,004 number against 224,478 number in Greece, a difference of 31,526 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 143 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 107,238 number 31,428 number 75,810 number Greece
2000s 191,850 number 75,262 number 116,589 number Greece
2010s 224,197 number 123,497 number 100,700 number Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Greece or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 256,004 number against 224,478 number in Greece as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Greece and Saudi Arabia?
31,526 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Saudi Arabia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Greece and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Greece ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).