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

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary was 42.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
42.4%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 2010
All-time low
12.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

102030401960198520101960: 12.91965: 141970: 151975: 16.11980: 17.61985: 26.41990: 25.71995: 26.52000: 35.42005: 37.12010: 42.4

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 42.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 42.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 10th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.9%
1965 14.0% +8.2%
1970 15.0% +7.0%
1975 16.1% +7.5%
1980 17.6% +9.3%
1985 26.4% +50.2%
1990 25.7% -2.7%
1995 26.5% +3.1%
2000 35.4% +33.6%
2005 37.1% +4.7%
2010 42.4% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.5% 12.9% 14.0% 2
1970s 15.5% 15.0% 16.1% 2
1980s 22.0% 17.6% 26.4% 2
1990s 26.1% 25.7% 26.5% 2
2000s 36.3% 35.4% 37.1% 2
2010s 42.4% 42.4% 42.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 7 Norway 47.8% compare
  2. 8 Poland 43.0% compare
  3. 9 United States of America 42.7% compare
  4. 11 Slovenia 41.2% compare
  5. 12 Latvia 40.8% compare
  6. 13 Kyrgyzstan 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden was 42.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 female population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary