Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 15.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia is 15.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 58th 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +25.5% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.2% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Saudi Arabia was 15.9% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary