Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary was 2.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
2.2%
World rank
54th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

0.511.521960198520101960: 0.561965: 0.621970: 0.751975: 0.851980: 0.931985: 0.921990: 1.81995: 1.92000: 22005: 2.22010: 2.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 2.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, 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 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.6%
1965 0.6% +10.7%
1970 0.8% +21.0%
1975 0.8% +13.3%
1980 0.9% +9.4%
1985 0.9% -1.1%
1990 1.8% +90.2%
1995 1.9% +6.9%
2000 2.0% +7.0%
2005 2.2% +9.0%
2010 2.2% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1970s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 1.8% 1.8% 1.9% 2
2000s 2.1% 2.0% 2.2% 2
2010s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 51 Portugal 2.6% compare
  2. 52 Uruguay 2.5% compare
  3. 53 Macao 2.3% compare
  4. 55 Malaysia 2.2% compare
  5. 56 Kuwait 2.1% compare
  6. 57 Fiji 2.0% compare
  7. 57 Italy 2.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary in Saudi Arabia was 2.2% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary?
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with tertiary rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 65-69 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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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