Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 14.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
14.2%
World rank
23rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2010
All-time low
3.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden, 1960–2010

2.557.51012.5151960198520101960: 3.31965: 3.31970: 4.11975: 71980: 9.41985: 101990: 9.21995: 9.62000: 9.52005: 12.42010: 14.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden stood at 14.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden peaked at 14.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 23rd 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 population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 3.3%
1965 3.3% +0.0%
1970 4.1% +23.0%
1975 7.0% +73.4%
1980 9.4% +34.1%
1985 10.0% +6.2%
1990 9.2% -7.9%
1995 9.6% +3.5%
2000 9.5% -0.4%
2005 12.4% +29.9%
2010 14.2% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 2
1970s 5.5% 4.1% 7.0% 2
1980s 9.7% 9.4% 10.0% 2
1990s 9.4% 9.2% 9.6% 2
2000s 10.9% 9.5% 12.4% 2
2010s 14.2% 14.2% 14.2% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15.0% compare
  2. 21 Netherlands 14.4% compare
  3. 22 Slovenia 14.2% compare
  4. 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.1% compare
  5. 25 Chile 13.9% compare
  6. 26 Belgium 13.9% compare
  7. 26 Spain 13.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden was 14.2% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
Sweden ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
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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