Saudi Arabia vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Saudi Arabia
16.06 years
in 2019
World
12.34 years
in 2019
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
World rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Saudi Arabia
- World
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.06 years against 12.34 years in World, a difference of 3.72 years.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was World ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and World ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.02 years | 9.28 years | 2.25 years | World |
| 2000s | 13.26 years | 11.16 years | 2.1 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 15.91 years | 12.29 years | 3.62 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, Saudi Arabia or World?
- Saudi Arabia, at 16.06 years against 12.34 years in World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Saudi Arabia and World?
- 3.72 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and World?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do Saudi Arabia and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and World ranks 2nd 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
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.