{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-tertiary-enrollment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-tertiary-enrollment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-tertiary-enrollment-rate/","title":"Saudi Arabia Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2024)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 83.9 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024, +10.2pp vs 2022. 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Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1973–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 83.9 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.3 in 1973. The latest reading of 83.9 in 2024 represents a change of +10.2pp."}]}