Seychelles vs Sweden: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Seychelles
6 years
in 2019
Sweden
6 years
in 2020
Seychelles rank
24th
Sweden rank
24th
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Seychelles
- Sweden
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6.9 years | 0.9 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Seychelles or Sweden?
- Seychelles, at 6 years against 6 years in Sweden as of 2019.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Seychelles and Sweden?
- 0 years, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Seychelles and Sweden rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Seychelles ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.