Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary was 7.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
7.5%
World rank
87th
of 144 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 1960
All-time low
7.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 35.51965: 32.91970: 30.71975: 29.41980: 271985: 22.11990: 21.11995: 18.82000: 12.32005: 11.12010: 7.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 7.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden peaked at 35.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2010.

That places Sweden 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 35.5%
1965 32.9% -7.3%
1970 30.7% -6.5%
1975 29.4% -4.2%
1980 27.0% -8.4%
1985 22.1% -18.0%
1990 21.1% -4.8%
1995 18.8% -10.8%
2000 12.3% -34.5%
2005 11.1% -9.7%
2010 7.5% -32.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.2% 32.9% 35.5% 2
1970s 30.1% 29.4% 30.7% 2
1980s 24.6% 22.1% 27.0% 2
1990s 19.9% 18.8% 21.1% 2
2000s 11.7% 11.1% 12.3% 2
2010s 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 84 Eswatini 7.7% compare
  2. 85 Papua New Guinea 7.6% compare
  3. 86 Tajikistan 7.6% compare
  4. 88 Canada 7.4% compare
  5. 88 Togo 7.4% compare
  6. 90 Kyrgyzstan 7.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Sweden was 7.5% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2010.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
Sweden ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Incompleted Primary
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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