France vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

France
16.14 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
16.01 years
in 2019
France rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • France
  • Saudi Arabia
57.51012.515197919992019

How they compare

France currently reports 16.14 years against 16.01 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.

France ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 175 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.69 years 4.19 years 8.5 years France
2000s 15.38 years 13.09 years 2.29 years France
2010s 15.99 years 15.75 years 0.2375 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, France or Saudi Arabia?
France, at 16.14 years against 16.01 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between France and Saudi Arabia?
0.13 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
France ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.