ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
11.7 years
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
12.8 years
in 2024
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
47th
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 12.8 years against 11.7 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 1.1 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 221 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 8.65 years 8.65 years 0.0048 years Saudi Arabia
2000s 11.13 years 12.59 years 1.46 years Saudi Arabia
2010s 11.32 years 12.28 years 0.9576 years Saudi Arabia
2020s 11.59 years 12.66 years 1.07 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 12.8 years against 11.7 years in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Saudi Arabia?
1.1 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (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 and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release