Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 12.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 58.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2010.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.5% | — |
| 1965 | 56.5% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 54.2% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 50.1% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 45.7% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.5% | 56.5% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 50.1% | 54.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 36.0% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 26.5% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.1% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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+ with no education in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Saudi Arabia was 12.7% 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+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education