Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary was 60.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
60.1%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.1%
in 2010
All-time low
17.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 18.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 19.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 27 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 34 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 36.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 43.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 44.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 56.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 60.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 60.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 60.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 28th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 17.1%
1965 18.5% +8.0%
1970 19.8% +7.1%
1975 27.0% +36.2%
1980 34.0% +25.9%
1985 33.2% -2.3%
1990 36.4% +9.7%
1995 43.3% +18.9%
2000 44.4% +2.4%
2005 56.6% +27.5%
2010 60.1% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.8% 17.1% 18.5% 2
1970s 23.4% 19.8% 27.0% 2
1980s 33.6% 33.2% 34.0% 2
1990s 39.9% 36.4% 43.3% 2
2000s 50.5% 44.4% 56.6% 2
2010s 60.1% 60.1% 60.1% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 25 Poland 64.9% compare
  2. 26 Netherlands 64.6% compare
  3. 27 Japan 64.3% compare
  4. 29 Estonia 59.0% compare
  5. 30 Guyana 57.0% compare
  6. 31 Cuba 56.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden was 60.1% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)