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

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

Latest (2010)
42.4%
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 2010
All-time low
12.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

102030401960198520101960: 12.31965: 13.31970: 14.21975: 15.21980: 19.51985: 27.61990: 27.11995: 282000: 35.32005: 37.22010: 42.4

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 42.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, 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 65-69 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.3%
1965 13.3% +8.1%
1970 14.2% +6.9%
1975 15.2% +7.2%
1980 19.5% +28.3%
1985 27.6% +41.7%
1990 27.1% -1.8%
1995 28.0% +3.3%
2000 35.3% +25.9%
2005 37.2% +5.4%
2010 42.4% +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.8% 12.3% 13.3% 2
1970s 14.7% 14.2% 15.2% 2
1980s 23.6% 19.5% 27.6% 2
1990s 27.6% 27.1% 28.0% 2
2000s 36.2% 35.3% 37.2% 2
2010s 42.4% 42.4% 42.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 8 Norway 48.2% compare
  2. 9 Poland 47.3% compare
  3. 10 Kyrgyzstan 44.3% compare
  4. 12 Tajikistan 42.0% compare
  5. 13 Latvia 41.6% compare
  6. 14 Lithuania 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of 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 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 population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 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 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 population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary