Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 51.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
51.1%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
77.6%
in 1960
All-time low
51.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 77.61965: 77.21970: 71.51975: 70.91980: 70.31985: 69.71990: 55.21995: 54.32000: 53.32005: 52.22010: 51.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia stood at 51.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia peaked at 77.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2010.

Saudi Arabia ranks 58th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 77.6%
1965 77.2% -0.5%
1970 71.5% -7.4%
1975 70.9% -0.8%
1980 70.3% -0.8%
1985 69.7% -0.9%
1990 55.2% -20.7%
1995 54.3% -1.7%
2000 53.3% -1.8%
2005 52.2% -2.0%
2010 51.1% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77.4% 77.2% 77.6% 2
1970s 71.2% 70.9% 71.5% 2
1980s 70.0% 69.7% 70.3% 2
1990s 54.8% 54.3% 55.2% 2
2000s 52.8% 52.2% 53.3% 2
2010s 51.1% 51.1% 51.1% 1

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 55 Brunei 52.9% compare
  2. 56 Bangladesh 52.6% compare
  3. 57 Jordan 51.2% compare
  4. 59 Uganda 48.6% compare
  5. 60 Indonesia 48.1% compare
  6. 61 Turkey 47.4% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Saudi Arabia was 51.1% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2010.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Saudi Arabia ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 75+ with no education