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

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 256,004 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
256,004 number
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
23rd
of 143 countries
All-time high
256,004 number
in 2019
All-time low
24,605 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 24.6k number1999: 38.3k number2000: 47.9k number2001: 55.6k number2002: 58.1k number2003: 69.0k number2004: 79.2k number2005: 85.0k number2006: 94.0k number2007: 113.4k number2008: 120.2k number2009: 127.4k number2010: 127.1k number2011: 115.4k number2012: 127.9k number2013: 153.1k number2014: 153.5k number2015: 155.5k number2016: 167.6k number2017: 203.4k number2018: 195.4k number2019: 256.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Saudi Arabia stood at 256,004 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.0% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 256,004 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,605 number, in 1998.

That places Saudi Arabia 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,428 number 24,605 number 38,252 number 2
2000s 84,965 number 47,916 number 127,385 number 10
2010s 165,503 number 115,396 number 256,004 number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 20 Chile 347,377 number compare
  2. 21 Thailand 345,866 number compare
  3. 22 United Kingdom 284,245 number compare
  4. 24 Greece 224,478 number compare
  5. 25 Bangladesh 203,373 number compare
  6. 26 Morocco 188,014 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 256,004 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 256,004 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 24,605 number in 1998.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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).