Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 16.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16.95 years for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.95 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.06 years, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.06 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.28 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 9.52 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 9.99 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.24 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 10.5 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.76 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.03 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 11.3 years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 11.58 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.87 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.16 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 12.47 years | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.78 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.71 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 12.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.01 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 13.21 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.41 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.4 years | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 14.77 years | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 15.14 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.73 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.76 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.95 years | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 16.95 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.14 years | 9.06 years | 11.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.51 years | 11.58 years | 13.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.51 years | 13.01 years | 15.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.36 years | 15.76 years | 16.95 years | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0795 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,804 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,848 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 944,740 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Saudi Arabia was 16.95 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.06 years in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.