Greece vs Sweden: Mean years of schooling long run
Greece
11.86
in 2020
Sweden
11.93
in 2020
Greece rank
22nd
Sweden rank
20th
Mean years of schooling long run over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.93 against 11.86 in Greece, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 111 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.835 | 3.66 | 2.82 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.08 | 3.92 | 2.83 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.31 | 4.15 | 2.84 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.72 | 4.37 | 2.65 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.16 | 4.54 | 2.38 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.51 | 4.95 | 2.43 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.27 | 5.76 | 2.49 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 4.15 | 6.35 | 2.2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 5.09 | 7.12 | 2.03 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 7.23 | 7.9 | 0.675 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7 | 9.13 | 2.14 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.97 | 10.48 | 2.5 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 9.44 | 11.22 | 1.78 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.43 | 11.79 | 1.36 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.48 | 11.92 | 0.44 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.86 | 11.93 | 0.07 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean years of schooling long run, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.93 against 11.86 in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in mean years of schooling long run between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.07, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for mean years of schooling long run?
- Greece ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 20th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.