Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden stood at 5.42.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden peaked at 5.53 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.16, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 41st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.16 | — |
| 1965 | 3.16 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.72 | +49.4% |
| 1975 | 4.91 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.4 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 5.43 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.47 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.43 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.16 | 3.16 | 3.16 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.81 | 4.72 | 4.91 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.45 | 5.43 | 5.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.48 | 5.43 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female in Sweden was 5.42 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Sweden ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 secondary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 20-24.