Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 11.64 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Sweden is 11.64, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sweden peaked at 11.81 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.25, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 14th 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+, total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.25 | — |
| 1965 | 7.62 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 8.45 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 9.24 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 9.86 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 10.2 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 10.58 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.18 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 11.38 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.81 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.64 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.44 | 7.25 | 7.62 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.84 | 8.45 | 9.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.03 | 9.86 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.88 | 10.58 | 11.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6 | 11.38 | 11.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.64 | 11.64 | 11.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Sweden was 11.64 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+, total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 11.81 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.25 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.