Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 18.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden peaked at 18.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1960.
That places Sweden 22nd 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.9% | — |
| 1965 | 4.3% | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +65.4% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.1% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 19 Netherlands 19.1% compare
- 20 Denmark 19.0% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.8% compare
- 23 New Zealand 18.3% compare
- 24 Iceland 18.3% compare
- 25 Colombia 17.9% compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden was 18.6% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary