Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary

Egypt
21.2%
in 2010
Saudi Arabia
22.7%
in 2010
Egypt rank
77th
Saudi Arabia rank
74th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
0510152025196019852010

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 22.7% against 21.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Egypt ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 144 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 1.9% 1.4% Saudi Arabia
1970s 1.1% 2.3% 1.3% Saudi Arabia
1980s 3.5% 4.6% 1.1% Saudi Arabia
1990s 8.1% 9.5% 1.4% Saudi Arabia
2000s 15.0% 15.3% 0.3% Saudi Arabia
2010s 21.2% 22.7% 1.6% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 22.7% against 21.2% in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
1.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
Egypt ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary