Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 49.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
49.8%
World rank
32nd
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 70-74 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 14.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 17 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 18.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 23.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 27.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 32.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 38.9 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

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Sweden stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 49.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 32nd 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 70-74 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 17.0% +7.7%
1975 18.1% +6.4%
1980 23.6% +30.4%
1985 27.1% +14.9%
1990 32.9% +21.4%
1995 33.7% +2.3%
2000 38.9% +15.4%
2005 43.7% +12.4%
2010 49.8% +13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.2% 14.6% 15.8% 2
1970s 17.6% 17.0% 18.1% 2
1980s 25.4% 23.6% 27.1% 2
1990s 33.3% 32.9% 33.7% 2
2000s 41.3% 38.9% 43.7% 2
2010s 49.8% 49.8% 49.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 29 Denmark 53.3% compare
  2. 30 United States of America 50.9% compare
  3. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.5% compare
  4. 33 Canada 49.1% compare
  5. 34 Cuba 47.6% compare
  6. 35 Poland 47.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)