School life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.26 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia is 6.26 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8.23 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.55 years, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.55 years | 4.55 years | 4.55 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.49 years | 7.23 years | 7.66 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 6.29 years | 8.23 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 years | 6.14 years | 6.26 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 58 Falkland Islands 6.31 years compare
- 59 Nepal 6.29 years compare
- 60 Libya 6.26 years compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 6.24 years compare
- 63 Costa Rica 6.23 years compare
- 64 Tunisia 6.23 years compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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 244,652 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.31 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Saudi Arabia was 6.26 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 61st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release