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

IDA total
9.51 years
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
16.03 years
in 2019
IDA total rank
38th
Saudi Arabia rank
39th

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

  • IDA total
  • Saudi Arabia
57.51012.515197019942019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.03 years against 9.51 years in IDA total, a difference of 6.52 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.7 times IDA total's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 45 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.48 years 5.75 years 0.2682 years Saudi Arabia
2000s 8.33 years 13.18 years 4.85 years Saudi Arabia
2010s 9.41 years 15.87 years 6.46 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, IDA total or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 16.03 years against 9.51 years in IDA total as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
6.52 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Saudi Arabia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do IDA total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 45 groups.
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.