Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Egypt
0.5918 years
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
0.648 years
in 2019
Egypt rank
161st
Saudi Arabia rank
159th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.648 years against 0.5918 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.0562 years.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Egypt ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 159th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0505 years 0.0818 years 0.0313 years Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.3849 years 0.341 years 0.0439 years Egypt
2010s 0.5583 years 0.524 years 0.0343 years Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.648 years against 0.5918 years in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
0.0562 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 159th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.