Australia vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary

Australia
57.6%
in 2010
Sweden
58.3%
in 2010
Australia rank
45th
Sweden rank
42nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 58.3% against 57.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 56.2% 31.0% 25.2% Australia
1970s 67.8% 40.6% 27.2% Australia
1980s 70.4% 49.2% 21.2% Australia
1990s 62.4% 59.3% 3.0% Australia
2000s 61.6% 60.3% 1.3% Australia
2010s 57.6% 58.3% 0.7% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary, Australia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 58.3% against 57.6% in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary between Australia and Sweden?
0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
Australia ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)