Finland vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary

Finland
12.7%
in 2010
Sweden
11.7%
in 2010
Finland rank
9th
Sweden rank
11th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 12.7% against 11.7% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% Sweden
1970s 2.9% 2.6% 0.3% Finland
1980s 3.3% 2.3% 1.0% Finland
1990s 4.9% 5.2% 0.3% Sweden
2000s 9.2% 8.6% 0.6% Finland
2010s 12.7% 11.7% 0.9% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary, Finland or Sweden?
Finland, at 12.7% against 11.7% in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary between Finland and Sweden?
1.0%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary?
Finland ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 11th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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
Last refreshed