Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 5.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden is 5.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden peaked at 5.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1965.
That places Sweden 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.0% | — |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -58.5% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 3.9% | +49.8% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +73.6% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +57.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 36 Kenya 6.8% compare
- 37 Gabon 6.2% compare
- 38 New Zealand 5.9% compare
- 40 Switzerland 5.5% compare
- 41 Nepal 5.3% compare
- 42 Lesotho 4.3% compare
- 42 Syrian Arab Republic 4.3% compare
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 population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Sweden was 5.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1965.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education