Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 11.76 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 11.76 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in 2010.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden peaked at 12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.05 | — |
| 1965 | 7.51 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 8.24 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 8.99 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 9.6 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 10.05 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 10.47 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 11.51 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 11.44 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.76 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.28 | 7.05 | 7.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.62 | 8.24 | 8.99 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.82 | 9.6 | 10.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.99 | 10.47 | 11.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.72 | 11.44 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.76 | 11.76 | 11.76 | 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Sweden was 11.76 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.