Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 14.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden peaked at 14.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1960.
That places Sweden 29th 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 population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.4% | — |
| 1965 | 3.7% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 6.4% | +70.4% |
| 1980 | 7.9% | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 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 tertiary schooling. in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden was 14.9% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary