Malta vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Malta
16.15 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
16.06 years
in 2019
Malta rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Malta
  • Saudi Arabia
051015197219952019

How they compare

Malta currently reports 16.15 years against 16.06 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.4 years 7.02 years 5.38 years Malta
2000s 14.8 years 12.66 years 2.14 years Malta
2010s 15.75 years 15.86 years 0.1154 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, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
Malta, at 16.15 years against 16.06 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Malta and Saudi Arabia?
0.09 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Malta ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th 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, male (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, male (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.