Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total was 11.09 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
11.09
World rank
13th
of 144 countries
All-time high
11.09
in 2010
All-time low
5.97
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Sweden, 1960–2010

02.557.5101960198520101960: 61965: 6.21970: 6.71975: 6.81980: 7.21985: 7.61990: 8.31995: 8.52000: 9.32005: 10.12010: 11.1

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 11.09 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Sweden peaked at 11.09 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.97, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.07 5.97 6.17 2
1970s 6.75 6.69 6.81 2
1980s 7.42 7.2 7.64 2
1990s 8.43 8.32 8.54 2
2000s 9.73 9.34 10.12 2
2010s 11.09 11.09 11.09 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 10 Belize 11.39 compare
  2. 11 Hungary 11.27 compare
  3. 12 Israel 11.25 compare
  4. 14 Canada 11.08 compare
  5. 15 Finland 10.62 compare
  6. 16 Croatia 10.58 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Sweden?
Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total in Sweden was 11.09 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11.09 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 5.97 in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total?
Sweden ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 70-74, total
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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Average years of total schooling, 70-74, total is the average years of education completed among people age 70-74.