Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. was 6.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 17.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2010.
That places Saudi Arabia 76th 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 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.2% | — |
| 1965 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +30.0% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 15.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 74 Dominican Republic 6.6% compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 6.5% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 6.0% compare
- 78 Mali 5.8% compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.7% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 6.0% 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 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2010.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. 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 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with primary schooling. Completed Primary