Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.9% | — |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +133.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +107.7% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 2.9% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 4.9% | 10.2% | 8 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Saudi Arabia was 6.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 13th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.