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

Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 180,458 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
180,458 number
Change on year
up 31.9%
World rank
17th
of 140 countries
All-time high
180,458 number
in 2019
All-time low
11,386 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 11.4k number1999: 19.8k number2000: 27.6k number2001: 35.5k number2002: 46.5k number2003: 58.2k number2004: 65.0k number2005: 67.0k number2006: 72.2k number2007: 89.3k number2008: 94.7k number2009: 100.3k number2010: 97.1k number2011: 85.8k number2012: 96.2k number2013: 119.0k number2014: 117.5k number2015: 122.0k number2016: 130.9k number2017: 159.2k number2018: 136.9k number2019: 180.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Saudi Arabia is 180,458 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 180,458 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,386 number, in 1998.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 140 countries on this measure, 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 15,584 number 11,386 number 19,783 number 2
2000s 65,634 number 27,601 number 100,346 number 10
2010s 124,497 number 85,829 number 180,458 number 10

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

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  2. 15 Malaysia 194,966 number compare
  3. 16 Thailand 193,324 number compare
  4. 18 Vietnam 177,944 number compare
  5. 19 Canada 167,515 number compare
  6. 20 Chile 158,116 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Saudi Arabia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Saudi Arabia was 180,458 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 180,458 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,386 number in 1998.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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