Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Lower secondary completion rate, total
Lower secondary completion rate, total over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 103.5% against 93.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 88.9% | 2.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 105.8% | 89.6% | 16.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 104.2% | 92.8% | 11.4% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
- Saudi Arabia, at 103.5% against 93.0% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 10.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.