Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 12.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
12.0%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2010
All-time low
3.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

46810121960198520101960: 3.71965: 41970: 4.31975: 4.21980: 4.21985: 81990: 81995: 9.42000: 9.42005: 11.42010: 12

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 12.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.

Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.7%
1965 4.0% +7.3%
1970 4.3% +9.4%
1975 4.2% -1.6%
1980 4.2% -0.5%
1985 8.0% +88.4%
1990 8.0% +0.5%
1995 9.4% +17.5%
2000 9.4% +0.4%
2005 11.4% +21.2%
2010 12.0% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.8% 3.7% 4.0% 2
1970s 4.3% 4.2% 4.3% 2
1980s 6.1% 4.2% 8.0% 2
1990s 8.7% 8.0% 9.4% 2
2000s 10.4% 9.4% 11.4% 2
2010s 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 53 Nicaragua 12.7% compare
  2. 54 Sri Lanka 12.5% compare
  3. 55 Republic of Moldova 12.4% compare
  4. 57 Tunisia 11.9% compare
  5. 58 Iraq 11.8% compare
  6. 59 Czechia 11.8% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1960.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Saudi Arabia ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary