Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 34.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
34.8%
World rank
23rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 2010
All-time low
5.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden, 1960–2010

1020301960198520101960: 5.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 9.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 9.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 13.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 19.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 26.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 30.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 27.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 27.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 34.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 34.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden peaked at 34.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, 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 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 5.9%
1965 9.3% +57.6%
1970 9.3% +0.0%
1975 13.2% +41.9%
1980 19.7% +49.2%
1985 26.5% +34.4%
1990 29.3% +10.7%
1995 30.2% +3.2%
2000 27.4% -9.4%
2005 27.4% +0.2%
2010 34.8% +26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.6% 5.9% 9.3% 2
1970s 11.2% 9.3% 13.2% 2
1980s 23.1% 19.7% 26.5% 2
1990s 29.8% 29.3% 30.2% 2
2000s 27.4% 27.4% 27.4% 2
2010s 34.8% 34.8% 34.8% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 20 Iceland 36.0% compare
  2. 21 Spain 35.4% compare
  3. 22 Estonia 35.0% compare
  4. 24 France 33.8% compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 33.6% compare
  6. 26 Netherlands 33.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in Sweden was 34.8% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
Sweden ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)