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 19.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
19.2%
World rank
62nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
19.2%
in 2010
All-time low
6.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

51015201960198520101960: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 6.6 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 7.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 7.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 7.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 12.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 15 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 15 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 18.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 19.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 19.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1960.

Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 6.1%
1965 6.6% +8.1%
1970 7.2% +8.0%
1975 7.2% +0.0%
1980 7.2% +0.0%
1985 12.8% +79.2%
1990 12.8% +0.0%
1995 15.0% +17.0%
2000 15.0% +0.0%
2005 18.3% +21.6%
2010 19.2% +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.4% 6.1% 6.6% 2
1970s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 2
1980s 10.0% 7.2% 12.8% 2
1990s 13.9% 12.8% 15.0% 2
2000s 16.6% 15.0% 18.3% 2
2010s 19.2% 19.2% 19.2% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 59 Sri Lanka 20.0% compare
  2. 60 Republic of Moldova 19.9% compare
  3. 61 Italy 19.8% compare
  4. 63 Tunisia 19.0% compare
  5. 64 Iraq 19.0% compare
  6. 65 Romania 18.1% 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 19.2% 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 19.2% 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 6.1% in 1960.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd 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 27.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)