Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 2.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden peaked at 73.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.9% | — |
| 1965 | 67.3% | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 22.5% | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -80.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.6% | 67.3% | 73.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 63.3% | 58.6% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 35.6% | 46.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 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 45-49 with primary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Sweden was 2.7% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Sweden ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)