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The paper is divided into three: the first part presents a chronological
comparison regarding higher education development in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia across two decades (1410H – 1430H). Using a set of indicators,
the second part gives a survey of the status of Saudi Arabia internationally. This
is carried out by comparing the kingdom with the groups of the comparison
countries and the international means. The third part, however, includes
the findings and the analysis thereof based on the comprehensive outlook
suggested by the first and second parts and the intersecting indicators in
addition to clarifying the rapport between them as well as their impacts on
each other.
In order to shed light on the higher education development process in Saudi
Arabia, determine its status compared to the groups of countries and the
international means, provide a preliminary analysis of certain phenomena,
an explanation of these phenomena and the results thereof, identify the
accomplishments, make available the relevant information and data for
concerned students and scholars, the current paper outlines higher education
development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia across the past two decades
(1410H – 1430H) trough a set of indicators and international comparisons with
groups of countries adopted for this purpose by UNESCO and the International
Means of Indicators.
Saudi Indicators are based on the data available in information systems at
the Deputy Ministry for Planning and Information. These data have been
classified and coordinated in accordance with UNESCO approved definitions
and classifications. Computation of the indicators pertaining to the groups of
countries and the international means was based on the data available at the
UNESCO’s statistics unit
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