School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.8061 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.8061 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8768 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1156 years, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1156 years | — |
| 2004 | 0.4282 years | +270.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4059 years | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4069 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4064 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.406 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4275 years | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4916 years | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5692 years | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5677 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6207 years | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7067 years | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7699 years | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7475 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5114 years | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8768 years | +71.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8061 years | -8.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.8061 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 years, 33% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.8061 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 years, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +270.4% | 0.1156 years | 0.4282 years |
| 2022 | +71.5% | 0.5114 years | 0.8768 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1156 years | 0.1156 years | 0.1156 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4107 years | 0.4059 years | 0.4282 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5933 years | 0.4275 years | 0.7699 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7354 years | 0.5114 years | 0.8768 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Saudi Arabia was 0.8061 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8768 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1156 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 168th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release