School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 0.7805 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.7805 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.8466 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1378 years, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1378 years | 0.1378 years | 0.1378 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4192 years | 0.4129 years | 0.4355 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4715 years | 0.3036 years | 0.5627 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6857 years | 0.4651 years | 0.8466 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 160 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8298 years compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.8175 years compare
- 162 Jordan 0.7934 years compare
- 164 South Africa 0.7794 years compare
- 165 Botswana 0.7778 years compare
- 166 Sierra Leone 0.7533 years 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Saudi Arabia was 0.7805 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8466 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1378 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release