Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 8.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 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 55-59 with primary in Sweden stood at 8.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Sweden peaked at 75.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59 with primary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.0% | — |
| 1965 | 74.0% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 65.5% | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 61.0% | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 41.3% | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -57.0% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.5% | 74.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 70.2% | 65.5% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.8% | 50.5% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 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 55-59 with primary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Sweden was 8.3% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Sweden ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 55-59 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)