Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden

Sweden: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary was 62.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
62.4%
World rank
27th
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.4%
in 2010
All-time low
15.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden, 1960–2010

20304050601960198520101960: 15.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 17.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 27.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 33.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 33 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 36.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 41.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 56.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 62.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden stood at 62.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden peaked at 62.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1960.

Sweden ranks 27th 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 60-64 with secondary in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sweden, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 15.8%
1965 17.1% +8.0%
1970 18.2% +6.9%
1975 27.1% +48.5%
1980 33.7% +24.4%
1985 33.0% -2.1%
1990 36.1% +9.4%
1995 41.2% +14.2%
2000 42.5% +3.3%
2005 56.4% +32.5%
2010 62.4% +10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.4% 15.8% 17.1% 2
1970s 22.7% 18.2% 27.1% 2
1980s 33.3% 33.0% 33.7% 2
1990s 38.6% 36.1% 41.2% 2
2000s 49.5% 42.5% 56.4% 2
2010s 62.4% 62.4% 62.4% 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 24 Switzerland 65.5% compare
  2. 25 Denmark 65.0% compare
  3. 26 Estonia 62.4% compare
  4. 28 Netherlands 60.8% compare
  5. 29 Japan 60.4% compare
  6. 30 Cuba 59.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary in Sweden was 62.4% 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 60-64 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1960.
How does Sweden rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary?
Sweden ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)