Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary was 27.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 27.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden peaked at 27.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1960.
That places Sweden 18th 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 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.0% | — |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | +73.2% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +33.7% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 17.0% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 7.5% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.5% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.6% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Australia 29.4% compare
- 16 Lithuania 28.4% compare
- 17 Netherlands 27.8% compare
- 19 Hong Kong, China 26.9% compare
- 20 Spain 26.7% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.3% 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 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary in Sweden was 27.3% 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 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary