Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 23.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ 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+ with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia stood at 23.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 34.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2010.
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 falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.9% | — |
| 1965 | 28.5% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 29.6% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.2% | 27.9% | 28.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 29.5% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 32.0% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
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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 primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 23.1% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)