Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 58.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden is 58.3%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden peaked at 64.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1960.
That places Sweden 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.4% | — |
| 1965 | 33.6% | +18.3% |
| 1970 | 38.6% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 42.6% | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.0% | 28.4% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 38.6% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 47.6% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 54.6% | 64.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.3% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 39 Cuba 58.4% compare
- 40 Estonia 58.4% compare
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58.4% compare
- 43 Hong Kong, China 58.1% compare
- 44 Macau, China 57.8% compare
- 45 Australia 57.6% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Sweden was 58.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Sweden ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)