Sweden vs WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Sweden
10.02 years
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
9.11 years
in 2024
Sweden rank
38th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
41st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Sweden
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.02 years against 9.11 years in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.91 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 38th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3 years | 9.18 years | 0.1255 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.96 years | 9.17 years | 0.7875 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.15 years | 9.15 years | 1 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Sweden or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Sweden, at 10.02 years against 9.11 years in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Sweden and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 0.91 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 38th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). 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