Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary was 6.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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
Saudi Arabia recorded 6.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 78th 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 20-24 with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.6% | — |
| 1965 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | +49.3% |
| 1980 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -59.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.6% | 16.6% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 24.7% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 75 Guyana 7.5% compare
- 76 China 7.5% compare
- 77 South Africa 7.3% compare
- 79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6.3% compare
- 80 Iraq 6.2% compare
- 81 United Arab Emirates 6.2% 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 20-24 with primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary in Saudi Arabia was 6.5% 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 20-24 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)