Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 48.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden is 48.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden peaked at 51.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 18th 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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.5% | — |
| 1965 | 20.9% | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 23.4% | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 32.2% | +37.4% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 37.0% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 39.9% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 27.8% | 23.4% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.7% | 34.5% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 39.9% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 47.1% | 51.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Sweden was 48.1% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary