School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.5395 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia is 0.5395 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6994 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.271 GPIA, in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ranks 106th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4303 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.271 GPIA | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4519 GPIA | +66.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4871 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.519 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4457 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5002 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5257 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5274 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6994 GPIA | +32.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5395 GPIA | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4436 GPIA | 0.271 GPIA | 0.519 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.573 GPIA | 0.5257 GPIA | 0.6994 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 103 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.556 GPIA compare
- 104 Afghanistan 0.5529 GPIA compare
- 105 Belarus 0.5528 GPIA compare
- 107 Bangladesh 0.5249 GPIA compare
- 108 Burkina Faso 0.5139 GPIA
- 109 Mongolia 0.5138 GPIA compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Saudi Arabia was 0.5395 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6994 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.271 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 106th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release