Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 1.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
1.4%
World rank
117th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 1960
All-time low
0.6%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden, 1960–2010

0.511.522.531960198520101960: 2.81965: 2.71970: 0.641975: 0.951980: 0.891985: 1.51990: 1.91995: 1.42000: 1.92005: 22010: 1.4

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden stood at 1.4%.

The figure is down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden peaked at 2.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1970.

Sweden ranks 117th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.8%
1965 2.7% -3.5%
1970 0.6% -76.6%
1975 0.9% +48.4%
1980 0.9% -6.3%
1985 1.5% +71.9%
1990 1.9% +25.5%
1995 1.4% -28.6%
2000 1.9% +35.8%
2005 2.0% +9.1%
2010 1.4% -31.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2
1970s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 2
1980s 1.2% 0.9% 1.5% 2
1990s 1.6% 1.4% 1.9% 2
2000s 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 2
2010s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 114 Republic of Moldova 1.6% compare
  2. 115 Russian Federation 1.5% compare
  3. 116 Denmark 1.5% compare
  4. 118 Norway 1.4% compare
  5. 119 Ireland 1.3% compare
  6. 120 Cyprus 1.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Sweden was 1.4% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1970.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Sweden ranks 117th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education
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 70-74 with no education