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 51.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
51.2%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
51.2%
in 2010
All-time low
15.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

203040501960198520101960: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 18.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 19.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 22.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 32.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 32.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 33.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 43.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 45.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 51.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 51.2% 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 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 51.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 15.8%
1965 17.1% +8.1%
1970 18.3% +7.0%
1975 19.7% +7.5%
1980 22.5% +14.2%
1985 32.5% +44.4%
1990 32.6% +0.2%
1995 33.9% +4.2%
2000 43.4% +27.8%
2005 45.3% +4.4%
2010 51.2% +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.5% 15.8% 17.1% 2
1970s 19.0% 18.3% 19.7% 2
1980s 27.5% 22.5% 32.5% 2
1990s 33.2% 32.6% 33.9% 2
2000s 44.3% 43.4% 45.3% 2
2010s 51.2% 51.2% 51.2% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 28 Canada 53.9% compare
  2. 29 Australia 53.5% compare
  3. 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.3% compare
  4. 32 Austria 50.5% compare
  5. 33 United States of America 47.4% compare
  6. 34 Albania 45.1% 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 51.2% 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 51.2% 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 15.8% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 31st 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 18.2%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)