Canada vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary

Canada
2.1%
in 2010
Sweden
2.7%
in 2010
Canada rank
125th
Sweden rank
122nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary over time

  • Canada
  • Sweden
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.7% against 2.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Canada ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 144 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 44.0% 70.6% 26.6% Sweden
1970s 35.5% 63.3% 27.8% Sweden
1980s 25.6% 41.0% 15.4% Sweden
1990s 11.1% 20.4% 9.3% Sweden
2000s 4.3% 3.5% 0.7% Canada
2010s 2.1% 2.7% 0.6% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary, Canada or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.7% against 2.1% in Canada as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary between Canada and Sweden?
0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Canada ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)