Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 29.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia is 29.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 29.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 52nd 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 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.2% | — |
| 1965 | 13.5% | +20.1% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 16.8% | +27.0% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +49.3% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +20.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 29.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.8%, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 29.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.3%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 49 Panama 30.9% compare
- 50 Mauritania 30.8% compare
- 51 Macau, China 30.7% compare
- 53 Greece 29.0% compare
- 54 Fiji 28.8% compare
- 55 South Africa 28.3% 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 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Saudi Arabia was 29.7% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 45-49 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)