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 17.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia is 17.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 62.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.9% | — |
| 1965 | 45.1% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 57.8% | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 52.0% | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 44.3% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 62.8% | +61.6% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -35.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 17.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 17.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.7%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 45.1% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 52.0% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 38.8% | 44.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 37.4% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.4% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 68 Portugal 18.2% compare
- 69 Spain 18.1% compare
- 70 Netherlands 17.9% compare
- 72 Belgium 17.6% compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 17.5% compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 16.8% compare
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 17.7% 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 62.8% 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 17.7% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st 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 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)