Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Romania

11.55 years

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

11.61 years

in 2023

Romania rank

55th

Saudi Arabia rank

53rd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 11.61 years against 11.55 years in Romania, a difference of 0.0564 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 55th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.