Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 19.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary 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 tertiary in Sweden is 19.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Sweden peaked at 19.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.5% | — |
| 1965 | 2.9% | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +66.3% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 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 tertiary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Sweden was 19.8% 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 25+ with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary