Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 4.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden peaked at 13.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.
That places Sweden 65th 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 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.3% | — |
| 1965 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | -63.0% |
| 1975 | 6.8% | +328.3% |
| 1980 | 6.0% | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +46.6% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +98.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -66.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 1.6% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 4.5% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 62 Republic of Moldova 4.7% compare
- 63 Bahrain 4.6% compare
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.5% compare
- 66 Luxembourg 4.1% compare
- 67 Hungary 4.0% compare
- 68 Switzerland 3.8% 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 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Sweden was 4.2% 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 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.8%. 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 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary