Puerto Rico vs Sweden: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years
Puerto Rico
12.41
in 2024
Sweden
12.45
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
33rd
Sweden rank
30th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.45 against 12.41 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.89 | 6.75 | 0.1423 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 9.31 | 9.58 | 0.2755 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11.56 | 12.1 | 0.5377 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.02 | 12.25 | 0.2264 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.45 against 12.41 in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years between Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 0.04, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sweden rank globally for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 30th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release