Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 16.9% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 41.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.6% | — |
| 1965 | 20.3% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 26.0% | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 41.8% | +61.6% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | -40.9% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.2% | 26.0% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 24.7% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia was 16.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary