School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.03 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16.03 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.14 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.75 years, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.75 years | — |
| 2005 | 12.73 years | +121.6% |
| 2007 | 13.17 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.64 years | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.14 years | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 15.63 years | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.03 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.75 years | 5.75 years | 5.75 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.18 years | 12.73 years | 13.64 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.87 years | 15.63 years | 16.14 years | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Saudi Arabia was 16.03 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.14 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.