Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 4.7 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia stood at 4.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.15, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.15 | — |
| 1965 | 1.18 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.26 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.53 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 1.75 | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 2.3 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 2.98 | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 3.25 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.77 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.26 | 1.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.02 | 1.75 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.12 | 2.98 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.77 | 4.28 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia was 4.7 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.