Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, female was 12 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, 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 total schooling, age 25+, female in Sweden is 12, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Sweden peaked at 12.29 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.71, 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 25+, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.71 | — |
| 1965 | 7.03 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 7.71 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 8.75 | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 9.33 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 9.84 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 10.4 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 10.87 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 11.46 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 12.29 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 12 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.87 | 6.71 | 7.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.23 | 7.71 | 8.75 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.59 | 9.33 | 9.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.63 | 10.4 | 10.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.88 | 11.46 | 12.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female in Sweden was 12 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 25+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 25.