Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary was 12.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 12.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1960.
That places Saudi Arabia 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 tertiary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.7% | — |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +41.8% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +79.2% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 7.2% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.1% compare
- 58 Argentina 13.7% compare
- 59 Hong Kong, China 12.9% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 12.8% compare
- 62 Cuba 12.8% compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 12.5% 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 tertiary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia was 12.8% 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 tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with tertiary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. 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 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)