Arab World vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- Arab World
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13.03 years against 10.41 years in Arab World, a difference of 2.62 years.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Arab World ahead.
Arab World ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.14 years | 6.59 years | 1.55 years | Arab World |
| 2000s | 9.73 years | 11.97 years | 2.24 years | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 10.3 years | 13.06 years | 2.76 years | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Arab World or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13.03 years against 10.41 years in Arab World as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Arab World and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.62 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Saudi Arabia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do Arab World and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Arab World ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 30th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.