What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2015.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.2 years in 1979.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?

Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia

Name: School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.38 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

6.38 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

68th

of 195 countries

All-time high

6.88 years

in 2015

All-time low

1.2 years

in 1979

Years of data

1979–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.38 years.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.88 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2 years, in 1979.

Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.2 years	1.2 years	1.2 years	1
2000s	5.37 years	5.32 years	5.41 years	2
2010s	6.45 years	6.13 years	6.88 years	5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

65 Latvia 6.45 years compare
66 Israel 6.41 years compare
67 North Macedonia 6.38 years compare
69 Libya 6.36 years compare
70 Georgia 6.35 years compare
71 Suriname 6.31 years compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia?: School life expectancy, secondary, female in Saudi Arabia was 6.38 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 6.88 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.2 years in 1979.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?: Saudi Arabia ranks 68th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.