Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 81.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
81.8%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
81.8%
in 2010
All-time low
47.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 47.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 47.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 73.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 75.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 80.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 74.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 78.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 78.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 55.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 81.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 81.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 81.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 48.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 81.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 47.7%
1965 47.7% +0.0%
1970 73.1% +53.2%
1975 75.4% +3.1%
1980 80.8% +7.2%
1985 74.2% -8.2%
1990 78.7% +6.1%
1995 78.8% +0.1%
2000 55.2% -30.0%
2005 81.1% +47.0%
2010 81.8% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.7% 47.7% 47.7% 2
1970s 74.2% 73.1% 75.4% 2
1980s 77.5% 74.2% 80.8% 2
1990s 78.8% 78.7% 78.8% 2
2000s 68.1% 55.2% 81.1% 2
2010s 81.8% 81.8% 81.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 21 Republic of Moldova 82.6% compare
  2. 22 Mauritius 82.3% compare
  3. 23 Belize 81.8% compare
  4. 25 Austria 81.7% compare
  5. 26 Dominican Republic 81.1% compare
  6. 27 Estonia 80.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Sweden was 81.8% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)