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

Israel
16.13 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
16.03 years
in 2019
Israel rank
37th
Saudi Arabia rank
39th

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

  • Israel
  • Saudi Arabia
051015197319962019

How they compare

Israel currently reports 16.13 years against 16.03 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 37th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 12.59 years 5.75 years 6.84 years Israel
2000s 15.92 years 13.18 years 2.74 years Israel
2010s 16.12 years 15.81 years 0.3113 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
Israel, at 16.13 years against 16.03 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
0.1 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Israel ranks 37th 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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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.