Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Republic of Korea
15.98 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
16.01 years
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
45th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
57.51012.515197119952019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.01 years against 15.98 years in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 45th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.22 years 4.19 years 6.03 years Republic of Korea
2000s 15.67 years 13.09 years 2.58 years Republic of Korea
2010s 15.93 years 15.75 years 0.1759 years Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 16.01 years against 15.98 years in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
0.03 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Republic of Korea ranks 45th 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.