Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden

Sweden: Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
4th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2013
All-time low
0.6%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.649 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.666 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.594 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.651 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.744 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.767 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.796 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.819 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.839 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.842 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.826 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.803 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.777 % of population with low edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low edcuation.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 0.8% for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden peaked at 0.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.

Sweden ranks 4th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
2004 0.6%
2005 0.7% +2.6%
2006 0.6% -10.8%
2007 0.7% +9.5%
2008 0.7% +14.3%
2009 0.8% +3.1%
2010 0.8% +3.7%
2011 0.8% +2.9%
2012 0.8% +2.5%
2013 0.8% +0.3%
2014 0.8% -1.8%
2015 0.8% -2.9%
2016 0.8% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Iceland 0.8% compare
  2. 2 Denmark 0.8% compare
  3. 3 Italy 0.8% compare
  4. 5 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
  5. 6 Croatia 0.7% compare
  6. 7 Malta 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden?
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Sweden was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
How does Sweden rank for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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