Saudi Arabia vs South Asia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male

Saudi Arabia
3.03 years
in 2019
South Asia
1.22 years
in 2019
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
South Asia rank
27th

School life expectancy, tertiary, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.03 years against 1.22 years in South Asia, a difference of 1.81 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.5 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Asia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 27th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.27 years 0.3295 years 0.0596 years South Asia
1980s 0.5132 years 0.3567 years 0.1565 years Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.7826 years 0.3687 years 0.4139 years Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.17 years 0.6003 years 0.573 years Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.6 years 1.12 years 1.48 years Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, male, Saudi Arabia or South Asia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.03 years against 1.22 years in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, male between Saudi Arabia and South Asia?
1.81 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Asia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and South Asia ranks 27th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, male (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, male (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.