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

Sweden
2.7%
in 2010
Switzerland
2.9%
in 2010
Sweden rank
122nd
Switzerland rank
120th

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

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
020406080196019852010

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 120th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 70.6% 65.6% 5.0% Sweden
1970s 63.3% 47.5% 15.8% Sweden
1980s 41.0% 34.7% 6.3% Sweden
1990s 20.4% 29.1% 8.7% Switzerland
2000s 3.5% 23.5% 20.0% Switzerland
2010s 2.7% 2.9% 0.2% Switzerland

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, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
Sweden ranks 122nd and Switzerland ranks 120th 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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About this data

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)