Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary was 68.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
68.7%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
68.7%
in 2010
All-time low
18.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

2040601960198520101960: 18.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 22.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 28.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 36.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 42.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 41.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 43 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 52.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 54.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 68.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 68.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Sweden recorded 68.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 68.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1960.

That places Sweden 25th 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 50-54 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 18.6%
1965 22.4% +20.7%
1970 28.5% +27.2%
1975 36.8% +29.1%
1980 42.2% +14.7%
1985 41.8% -0.9%
1990 43.0% +2.8%
1995 52.2% +21.4%
2000 54.5% +4.3%
2005 68.1% +25.1%
2010 68.7% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.5% 18.6% 22.4% 2
1970s 32.6% 28.5% 36.8% 2
1980s 42.0% 41.8% 42.2% 2
1990s 47.6% 43.0% 52.2% 2
2000s 61.3% 54.5% 68.1% 2
2010s 68.7% 68.7% 68.7% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 22 Bulgaria 71.5% compare
  2. 23 Lithuania 70.7% compare
  3. 24 Germany 70.0% compare
  4. 26 France 68.0% compare
  5. 27 Denmark 66.7% compare
  6. 28 China 66.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary in Sweden was 68.7% 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 50-54 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)