Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 32nd highest of 133 countries in 2020.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2024
All 52 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.9 |
| 2022 | 73.7 |
| 2021 | 74.4 |
| 2020 | 73.8 |
| 2019 | 78 |
| 2018 | 73.2 |
| 2017 | 70.7 |
| 2016 | 64 |
| 2015 | 57.1 |
| 2014 | 53.2 |
| 2013 | 43.2 |
| 2012 | 36 |
| 2011 | 28.9 |
| 2010 | 29.3 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2008 | 24.5 |
| 2007 | 24.3 |
| 2006 | 24.5 |
| 2005 | 25.2 |
| 2004 | 26.3 |
| 2003 | 26.6 |
| 2002 | 25.1 |
| 2001 | 27.2 |
| 2000 | 28.4 |
| 1999 | 27.5 |
| 1998 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 22.7 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1995 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 19.5 |
| 1993 | 19.6 |
| 1992 | 17.5 |
| 1991 | 17.2 |
| 1990 | 16.3 |
| 1989 | 15.1 |
| 1987 | 15.4 |
| 1986 | 15.8 |
| 1985 | 14.9 |
| 1984 | 13.4 |
| 1983 | 13.2 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1981 | 11.1 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1979 | 9.5 |
| 1978 | 9.3 |
| 1977 | 7.4 |
| 1976 | 6.3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3.3 |
| 1972 | 2.9 |
| 1971 | 2.8 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 32nd highest of 133 countries in 2020.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Saudi Arabia?
83.9% in 2024, the highest value since 1971 in this series.