Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 30.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia stood at 30.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 55th 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.0% | — |
| 1965 | 22.4% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 25.2% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 24.3% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 26.3% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 26.9% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.3% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 52 Mauritania 33.3% compare
- 53 Libya 32.0% compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 31.3% compare
- 56 New Zealand 29.4% compare
- 57 Malaysia 28.7% compare
- 58 Iraq 28.2% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 30.7% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)