Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 53.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
53.4%
World rank
19th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.4%
in 2010
All-time low
14.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 14.11965: 18.81970: 18.81975: 27.41980: 35.21985: 36.71990: 421995: 43.62000: 50.72005: 51.52010: 53.4

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 45-49 with secondary in Sweden is 53.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 53.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1960.

That places Sweden 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 45-49 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 14.1%
1965 18.8% +33.3%
1970 18.8% +0.0%
1975 27.4% +45.7%
1980 35.2% +28.5%
1985 36.7% +4.3%
1990 42.0% +14.3%
1995 43.6% +4.0%
2000 50.7% +16.3%
2005 51.5% +1.4%
2010 53.4% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.4% 14.1% 18.8% 2
1970s 23.1% 18.8% 27.4% 2
1980s 36.0% 35.2% 36.7% 2
1990s 42.8% 42.0% 43.6% 2
2000s 51.1% 50.7% 51.5% 2
2010s 53.4% 53.4% 53.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 16 Serbia 55.0% compare
  2. 17 Mongolia 55.0% compare
  3. 18 Bulgaria 53.7% compare
  4. 20 Republic of Korea 52.8% compare
  5. 21 Japan 49.2% compare
  6. 22 Estonia 48.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Sweden was 53.4% 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 secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary