Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.451 years
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
3.24 years
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th
Saudi Arabia rank
39th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.24 years against 0.451 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 2.79 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 7.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 45 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0867 years 0.1756 years 0.0889 years Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.1124 years 0.4173 years 0.3048 years Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.1321 years 0.7483 years 0.6162 years Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.2373 years 1.39 years 1.16 years Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.4225 years 2.72 years 2.3 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.24 years against 0.451 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia?
2.79 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,799 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.