Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total was 0.89 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden stood at 0.89. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden peaked at 0.89 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.18 | — |
| 1965 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | -26.3% |
| 1975 | 0.26 | +85.7% |
| 1980 | 0.24 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.37 | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 0.52 | +40.5% |
| 1995 | 0.56 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.82 | +46.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.89 | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.185 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.305 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.81 | 0.8 | 0.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total in Sweden was 0.89 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 55-59.