Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 74.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
74.8%
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
78.0%
in 2005
All-time low
50.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 50.31965: 54.31970: 63.81975: 65.91980: 71.81985: 66.61990: 66.81995: 67.42000: 692005: 782010: 74.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden stood at 74.8%.

That represents a change of up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 78.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 50.3%
1965 54.3% +7.8%
1970 63.8% +17.6%
1975 65.9% +3.3%
1980 71.8% +8.9%
1985 66.6% -7.2%
1990 66.8% +0.3%
1995 67.4% +0.8%
2000 69.0% +2.4%
2005 78.0% +13.1%
2010 74.8% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.3% 50.3% 54.3% 2
1970s 64.8% 63.8% 65.9% 2
1980s 69.2% 66.6% 71.8% 2
1990s 67.1% 66.8% 67.4% 2
2000s 73.5% 69.0% 78.0% 2
2010s 74.8% 74.8% 74.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Barbados 77.3% compare
  2. 9 Slovenia 76.2% compare
  3. 10 Romania 75.3% compare
  4. 12 Cyprus 72.8% compare
  5. 13 Türkiye 71.8% compare
  6. 14 Bulgaria 71.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Sweden was 74.8% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
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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