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 4.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
4.0%
World rank
54th
of 144 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 2010
All-time low
0.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

12341960198520101960: 0.851965: 1.21970: 1.31975: 1.61980: 1.51985: 1.91990: 2.11995: 2.22000: 2.22005: 2.22010: 4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 4.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 81.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1960.

That places Saudi Arabia 54th 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 55-59 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.8%
1965 1.2% +45.9%
1970 1.3% +7.3%
1975 1.6% +16.5%
1980 1.5% -2.6%
1985 1.9% +29.1%
1990 2.1% +7.2%
1995 2.2% +6.7%
2000 2.2% -0.9%
2005 2.2% +0.9%
2010 4.0% +80.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 2
1970s 1.4% 1.3% 1.6% 2
1980s 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 2
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% 2
2000s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 2
2010s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 52 Poland 4.4% compare
  2. 53 Uruguay 4.1% compare
  3. 55 Brunei Darussalam 4.0% compare
  4. 56 Malaysia 3.8% compare
  5. 57 Congo 3.7% compare

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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 4.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 4.0% 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 0.8% 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 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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