Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary was 29.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
29.9%
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2005
All-time low
12.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 12.91965: 141970: 14.91975: 16.11980: 17.61985: 20.41990: 23.41995: 26.52000: 322005: 36.82010: 29.9

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 29.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Sweden peaked at 36.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 11th 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 75+ with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.9%
1965 14.0% +8.2%
1970 14.9% +6.4%
1975 16.1% +8.1%
1980 17.6% +9.3%
1985 20.4% +16.0%
1990 23.4% +14.9%
1995 26.5% +13.1%
2000 32.0% +20.7%
2005 36.8% +15.1%
2010 29.9% -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.5% 12.9% 14.0% 2
1970s 15.5% 14.9% 16.1% 2
1980s 19.0% 17.6% 20.4% 2
1990s 25.0% 23.4% 26.5% 2
2000s 34.4% 32.0% 36.8% 2
2010s 29.9% 29.9% 29.9% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Slovenia 33.7% compare
  2. 9 Estonia 32.5% compare
  3. 10 Hungary 30.6% compare
  4. 12 Slovakia 28.6% compare
  5. 13 Japan 27.4% compare
  6. 13 Poland 27.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Sweden was 29.9% 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 75+ with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ with secondary?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 75+ 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 75+ 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 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary