Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 17.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia stood at 17.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 59.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.7% | — |
| 1965 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 48.6% | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 43.1% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 38.8% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 53.5% | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 59.9% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.2% | 44.7% | 45.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.9% | 43.1% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 38.8% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 41.2% | 59.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 27.5% | 35.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 75 South Africa 19.0% compare
- 76 Zambia 18.8% compare
- 77 India 18.2% compare
- 79 Philippines 17.5% compare
- 80 Ghana 17.2% compare
- 81 Tajikistan 16.5% 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 17.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)