Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 2.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
2.4%
World rank
118th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 1960
All-time low
1.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden, 1960–2010

01231960198520101960: 2.81965: 2.71970: 1.11975: 1.71980: 1.61985: 1.81990: 2.11995: 2.42000: 2.22005: 2.32010: 2.4

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden is 2.4%, measured in 2010.

The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden peaked at 2.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.

That places Sweden 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.8%
1965 2.7% -3.5%
1970 1.1% -59.3%
1975 1.7% +50.5%
1980 1.6% -6.6%
1985 1.8% +13.5%
1990 2.1% +18.1%
1995 2.4% +14.4%
2000 2.2% -6.3%
2005 2.3% +2.2%
2010 2.4% +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.8% 2.7% 2.8% 2
1970s 1.4% 1.1% 1.7% 2
1980s 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 2
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 2.4% 2
2000s 2.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2
2010s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 115 Australia 3.0% compare
  2. 116 Armenia 2.8% compare
  3. 117 Tonga 2.8% compare
  4. 119 Argentina 2.4% compare
  5. 120 Canada 2.1% compare
  6. 121 Germany 1.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Sweden was 2.4% 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 75+ 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 75+ with no education recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Sweden ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education