Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 12.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 69th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1% | — |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 7.3% | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 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 tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 12.0% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)