Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education was 18.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
18.2%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.8%
in 1960
All-time low
18.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

2030405060701960198520101960: 65.81965: 61.11970: 62.31975: 54.31980: 53.31985: 52.21990: 52.21995: 52.22000: 30.52005: 30.52010: 18.2

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 18.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 65.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2010.

Saudi Arabia ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 65.8%
1965 61.1% -7.2%
1970 62.3% +1.9%
1975 54.3% -12.8%
1980 53.3% -1.8%
1985 52.2% -2.0%
1990 52.2% +0.0%
1995 52.2% +0.0%
2000 30.5% -41.5%
2005 30.5% +0.0%
2010 18.2% -40.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.5% 61.1% 65.8% 2
1970s 58.3% 54.3% 62.3% 2
1980s 52.8% 52.2% 53.3% 2
1990s 52.2% 52.2% 52.2% 2
2000s 30.5% 30.5% 30.5% 2
2010s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 46 Namibia 20.2% compare
  2. 47 Brunei Darussalam 19.7% compare
  3. 48 Libya 18.3% compare
  4. 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18.0% compare
  5. 51 Honduras 17.1% compare
  6. 52 Congo 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Saudi Arabia was 18.2% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2010.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 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 45-49 with no education