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

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 49.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
49.8%
World rank
33rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
49.8%
in 2010
All-time low
14.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

10203040501960198520101960: 14.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 16.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 18.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 32.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 41.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 43.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 49.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden is 49.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 49.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 33rd 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 65-69 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 14.6%
1965 15.8% +8.1%
1970 16.9% +6.8%
1975 18.1% +7.2%
1980 23.6% +30.4%
1985 32.3% +36.7%
1990 32.4% +0.3%
1995 33.7% +4.1%
2000 41.5% +23.3%
2005 43.7% +5.2%
2010 49.8% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.2% 14.6% 15.8% 2
1970s 17.5% 16.9% 18.1% 2
1980s 27.9% 23.6% 32.3% 2
1990s 33.0% 32.4% 33.7% 2
2000s 42.6% 41.5% 43.7% 2
2010s 49.8% 49.8% 49.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 30 Ukraine 55.2% compare
  2. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.8% compare
  3. 32 Canada 52.7% compare
  4. 34 Poland 47.4% compare
  5. 35 France 45.9% compare
  6. 36 Cuba 45.5% 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 49.8% 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 49.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 33rd 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 19.9%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. 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 population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)