Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 24.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 24.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1965.
That places Saudi Arabia 71st 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 55-59 with primary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.6% | — |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 13.5% | +20.1% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +27.0% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 68 Syrian Arab Republic 26.3% compare
- 69 Kuwait 25.7% compare
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 25.3% compare
- 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.4% compare
- 73 Tunisia 22.3% compare
- 74 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% 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 55-59 with primary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Saudi Arabia was 24.7% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1965.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)