Researchers per million inhabitants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Researchers per million inhabitants was 1,235 FTE in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,235 FTE
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
53rd
of 103 countries
All-time high
1,235 FTE
in 2024
All-time low
512.06 FTE
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Researchers per million inhabitants in Saudi Arabia, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in FTE.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1,235 FTE for researchers per million inhabitants in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 141.1% over five years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Researchers per million inhabitants in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 512.06 FTE | — |
| 2021 | 794.3 FTE | +55.1% |
| 2022 | 958.19 FTE | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 1,121 FTE | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 1,235 FTE | +10.2% |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 24,595 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers per million inhabitants in Saudi Arabia?
- Researchers per million inhabitants in Saudi Arabia was 1,235 FTE in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,235 FTE in 2024.
- What is the lowest researchers per million inhabitants recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.06 FTE in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for researchers per million inhabitants?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers per million inhabitants (FTE). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release