Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 75,546 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
75,546 number
Change on year
up 29.1%
World rank
26th
of 140 countries
All-time high
75,546 number
in 2019
All-time low
10,791 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 13.2k number1999: 18.5k number2000: 20.3k number2001: 20.1k number2002: 11.6k number2003: 10.8k number2004: 14.2k number2005: 17.9k number2006: 21.8k number2007: 24.1k number2008: 25.5k number2009: 27.0k number2010: 30.1k number2011: 29.6k number2012: 31.7k number2013: 34.2k number2014: 36.0k number2015: 33.5k number2016: 36.7k number2017: 44.2k number2018: 58.5k number2019: 75.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Saudi Arabia is 75,546 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 75,546 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,791 number, in 2003.

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,844 number 13,219 number 18,469 number 2
2000s 19,331 number 10,791 number 27,039 number 10
2010s 41,006 number 29,567 number 75,546 number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 23 Morocco 95,035 number compare
  2. 24 Ghana 92,846 number compare
  3. 25 Bangladesh 89,745 number compare
  4. 27 Philippines 73,869 number compare
  5. 28 Mexico 70,157 number compare
  6. 29 Uzbekistan 64,177 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Saudi Arabia was 75,546 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 75,546 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 10,791 number in 2003.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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