How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Sweden: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students

Ireland

15.63 Years

in 2024

Sweden

15.96 Years

in 2024

Ireland rank

5th

Sweden rank

2nd

Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time

Ireland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 15.96 Years against 15.63 Years in Ireland, a difference of 0.33 Years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 34 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	14.93 Years	15.95 Years	1.02 Years	Sweden
2020s	15.35 Years	16.12 Years	0.7651 Years	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Ireland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 15.96 Years against 15.63 Years in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Ireland and Sweden?: 0.33 Years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?: Ireland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled
Unit: Years
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 45 places, 531 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.