Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden is 5.8, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden peaked at 5.85 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.17, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 33rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.17 | — |
| 1965 | 5.31 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.41 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 5.47 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.58 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.64 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.68 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.84 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.79 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 | 5.17 | 5.31 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.44 | 5.41 | 5.47 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.61 | 5.58 | 5.64 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.76 | 5.68 | 5.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.82 | 5.79 | 5.85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden was 5.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.