Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female was 0.39 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.39 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.39 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 0.15 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 0.21 | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.36 | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.39 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.055 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.235 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female in Saudi Arabia was 0.39 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 15.