Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education was 11.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
11.6%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.3%
in 1960
All-time low
11.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

2040601960198520101960: 62.31965: 54.31970: 53.31975: 52.21980: 52.21985: 52.21990: 30.51995: 30.52000: 18.22005: 18.22010: 11.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia stood at 11.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 62.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2010.

That places Saudi Arabia 49th 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 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 62.3%
1965 54.3% -12.8%
1970 53.3% -1.8%
1975 52.2% -2.0%
1980 52.2% +0.0%
1985 52.2% +0.0%
1990 30.5% -41.5%
1995 30.5% +0.0%
2000 18.2% -40.3%
2005 18.2% +0.0%
2010 11.6% -36.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58.3% 54.3% 62.3% 2
1970s 52.8% 52.2% 53.3% 2
1980s 52.2% 52.2% 52.2% 2
1990s 30.5% 30.5% 30.5% 2
2000s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 2
2010s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 46 Namibia 13.7% compare
  2. 47 Honduras 12.6% compare
  3. 48 Lesotho 12.2% compare
  4. 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.9% compare
  5. 51 Zambia 10.9% compare
  6. 52 United Arab Emirates 9.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education in Saudi Arabia was 11.6% 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 35-39 with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2010.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with no education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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 35-39 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with no education
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 35-39 with no education