Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.01 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.16 years.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.19 years | 4.91 years | 0.725 years | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 13.09 years | 7.8 years | 5.29 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 15.75 years | 8.83 years | 6.91 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saudi Arabia, at 16.01 years against 8.85 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 7.16 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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
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.