Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary was 53.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
53.4%
World rank
17th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.4%
in 2010
All-time low
14.1%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 16.41965: 14.11970: 18.81975: 27.41980: 35.21985: 351990: 35.91995: 43.62000: 45.52005: 51.52010: 53.4

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden stood at 53.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 53.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1965.

That places Sweden 17th 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 50-54 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 16.4%
1965 14.1% -14.2%
1970 18.8% +33.3%
1975 27.4% +45.7%
1980 35.2% +28.5%
1985 35.0% -0.5%
1990 35.9% +2.4%
1995 43.6% +21.6%
2000 45.5% +4.3%
2005 51.5% +13.1%
2010 53.4% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.3% 14.1% 16.4% 2
1970s 23.1% 18.8% 27.4% 2
1980s 35.1% 35.0% 35.2% 2
1990s 39.7% 35.9% 43.6% 2
2000s 48.5% 45.5% 51.5% 2
2010s 53.4% 53.4% 53.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 14 Switzerland 55.2% compare
  2. 15 Slovenia 55.2% compare
  3. 16 Serbia 55.0% compare
  4. 18 Bulgaria 51.4% compare
  5. 19 Japan 49.2% compare
  6. 20 Mongolia 48.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1965.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary