Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 10.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden is 10.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden peaked at 43.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.5% | — |
| 1965 | 43.1% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 42.2% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 34.8% | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.3% | 43.1% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.5% | 34.8% | 42.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 26.9% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 7.7% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 25+ with primary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Sweden was 10.1% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Sweden ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary