School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia is 16.75 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.12 years, in 1979.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11.12 years | — |
| 2005 | 11.89 years | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 13.23 years | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 12.85 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.7 years | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 14.32 years | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 15.04 years | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 15.22 years | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15.38 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.38 years | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 16.75 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.12 years | 11.12 years | 11.12 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.56 years | 11.89 years | 13.23 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.44 years | 12.85 years | 15.54 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 16 years | 15.38 years | 16.75 years | 4 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Saudi Arabia was 16.75 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.12 years in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release