Denmark vs Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary
Denmark
33.1%
in 2010
Sweden
35.5%
in 2010
Denmark rank
35th
Sweden rank
32nd
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 35.5% against 33.1% in Denmark, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 2.6% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 15.9% | 3.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 24.2% | 3.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 25.1% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 31.4% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 35.5% | 2.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 35.5% against 33.1% in Denmark as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary between Denmark and Sweden?
- 2.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Denmark ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 32nd 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 population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)