Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 23.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 23.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.5% | — |
| 1965 | 14.3% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 17.3% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 17.3% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.5% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 63 Haiti 25.6% compare
- 64 Luxembourg 24.9% compare
- 65 Macau, China 24.5% compare
- 66 Chile 23.3% compare
- 68 Malaysia 23.0% compare
- 69 Central African Republic 22.9% 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 25+ with primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Saudi Arabia was 23.3% 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 primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)