Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total was 1.09 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia is 1.09, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 1965.
That places Saudi Arabia 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.44 | — |
| 1965 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.56 | +30.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.69 | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.94 | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.09 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.52, 31% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.09 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.435 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.94 | 1.01 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.47 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total in Saudi Arabia was 1.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 1965.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 95th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 60-64, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 secondary schooling, age 60-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 60-64, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 60-64.