Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 28.1% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden is 28.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden peaked at 28.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 23rd 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 tertiary schooling. in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.0% | — |
| 1965 | 6.7% | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +65.5% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.2% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Sweden was 28.1% 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 tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Sweden ranks 23rd 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 21.5%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)