Arab World vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Arab World
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.06 years against 11.9 years in Arab World, a difference of 4.16 years.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.74 years | 7.02 years | 1.72 years | Arab World |
| 2000s | 10.91 years | 13.26 years | 2.35 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 11.81 years | 15.86 years | 4.05 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Arab World or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 16.06 years against 11.9 years in Arab World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Arab World and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.16 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Saudi Arabia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Arab World and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Arab World ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.