School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.78 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12.78 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 13.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.44 years, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.44 years | — |
| 2005 | 11.26 years | +106.9% |
| 2007 | 11.63 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.06 years | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 13.61 years | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 13.04 years | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 12.45 years | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 12.78 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 years | 5.44 years | 5.44 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.65 years | 11.26 years | 12.06 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.89 years | 12.45 years | 13.61 years | 5 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 430,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 77.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.01 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 12.78 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.