Saudi Arabia vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Saudi Arabia
16.75 years
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
15.59 years
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
25th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.75 years against 15.59 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.16 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 12.56 years 13.01 years 0.4516 years WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2010s 14.44 years 14.89 years 0.4479 years WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2020s 16 years 15.35 years 0.652 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Saudi Arabia or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Saudi Arabia, at 16.75 years against 15.59 years in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
1.16 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release