Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

Saudi Arabia
3.48 years
in 2019
United Kingdom
3.4 years
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
47th
United Kingdom rank
49th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom
0123197119952019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.48 years against 3.4 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.08 years.

Across all 45 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 49th of 177 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0692 years 0.6307 years 0.5615 years United Kingdom
1980s 0.3015 years 0.8783 years 0.5768 years United Kingdom
1990s 0.7738 years 2.29 years 1.52 years United Kingdom
2000s 1.63 years 3.24 years 1.61 years United Kingdom
2010s 2.79 years 3.25 years 0.4581 years United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.48 years against 3.4 years in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
0.08 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 49th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 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.