Estonia vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Estonia
15.91 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
16.03 years
in 2019
Estonia rank
41st
Saudi Arabia rank
39th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Estonia
  • Saudi Arabia
57.51012.51517.5197919992019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.03 years against 15.91 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 183 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 16.14 years 13.18 years 2.96 years Estonia
2010s 15.99 years 15.81 years 0.1741 years Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Estonia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 16.03 years against 15.91 years in Estonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
0.12 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Saudi Arabia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Estonia ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.