GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
11.67 years
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
12.8 years
in 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
49th

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

  • GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 12.8 years against 11.67 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 1.13 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1979 it was GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ahead.

GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.28 years 8.65 years 0.6298 years GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
2000s 11.55 years 12.59 years 1.04 years Saudi Arabia
2010s 12.21 years 12.28 years 0.071 years Saudi Arabia
2020s 11.79 years 12.66 years 0.8712 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, GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 12.8 years against 11.67 years in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
1.13 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 51st 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