School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8387 GPIA, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.8387 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9832 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8387 GPIA | 0.8387 GPIA | 0.8387 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9745 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 48 Mali 1.04 GPIA compare
- 49 Honduras 1.04 GPIA compare
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 Comoros 1.03 GPIA compare
- 53 Macau, China 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Timor-Leste 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8387 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release