Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary was 8.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 8.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 8.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th 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 tertiary in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +43.2% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +48.6% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +78.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 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 tertiary in Saudi Arabia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia was 8.8% 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 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary