Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female was 12.56 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 12.56 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden peaked at 12.56 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.44, in 1960.
That places Sweden 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.44 | — |
| 1965 | 7.01 | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 7.36 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 8.24 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 9.31 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 10.38 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 11.62 | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 12.04 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.35 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 12.56 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.72 | 6.44 | 7.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8 | 7.36 | 8.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.85 | 9.31 | 10.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.83 | 11.62 | 12.04 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.38 | 12.35 | 12.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.56 | 12.56 | 12.56 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Finland 12.74 compare
- 15 Ukraine 12.64 compare
- 16 New Zealand 12.58 compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.45 compare
- 19 Slovenia 12.35 compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 12.24 compare
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 total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female in Sweden was 12.56 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 45-49, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 45-49, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, female is the average years of education completed among females age 45-49.