Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 26.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
26.5%
World rank
44th
of 144 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 1960
All-time low
26.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 821965: 80.61970: 79.41975: 78.51980: 72.91985: 66.81990: 55.41995: 48.52000: 40.52005: 32.52010: 26.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia stood at 26.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2010.

Saudi Arabia ranks 44th 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 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 82.0%
1965 80.6% -1.7%
1970 79.4% -1.5%
1975 78.5% -1.2%
1980 72.9% -7.1%
1985 66.8% -8.4%
1990 55.4% -17.1%
1995 48.5% -12.5%
2000 40.5% -16.5%
2005 32.5% -19.6%
2010 26.5% -18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.3% 80.6% 82.0% 2
1970s 78.9% 78.5% 79.4% 2
1980s 69.8% 66.8% 72.9% 2
1990s 51.9% 48.5% 55.4% 2
2000s 36.5% 32.5% 40.5% 2
2010s 26.5% 26.5% 26.5% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 41 Syrian Arab Republic 30.5% compare
  2. 42 Myanmar 30.2% compare
  3. 43 Uganda 29.1% compare
  4. 45 Zambia 25.2% compare
  5. 46 Kenya 25.1% compare
  6. 47 Cameroon 24.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Saudi Arabia was 26.5% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2010.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education