Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 62.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 62.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden peaked at 65.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1960.
That places Sweden 37th 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+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.4% | — |
| 1965 | 32.9% | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 39.2% | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 43.4% | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.1% | 29.4% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 41.3% | 39.2% | 43.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 54.1% | 62.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 59.4% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden was 62.0% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)