Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.01 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.11 index in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.639 index, in 1979.
That places Saudi Arabia 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.639 index | — |
| 2004 | 1.11 index | +73.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1 index | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 index | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.08 index | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.07 index | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.07 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9918 index | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.639 index | 0.639 index | 0.639 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.04 index | 1.11 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.02 index | 1.08 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9918 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1203 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Saudi Arabia was 1.01 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.639 index in 1979.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.