School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.54 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.093 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.093 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1205 GPIA | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1426 GPIA | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1621 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1884 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2747 GPIA | +45.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3058 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.293 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3371 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.37 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4348 GPIA | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4783 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5318 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6213 GPIA | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6691 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7424 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7573 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8613 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7402 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9577 GPIA | +29.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9205 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9999 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9655 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 1.24 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.28 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.39 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.48 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.52 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.53 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.54 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.48 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.46 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.36 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.213 GPIA | 0.093 GPIA | 0.3371 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5756 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.7573 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9876 GPIA | 0.7402 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.98 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.093 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release