ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
12.64 years
in 2024
Sweden
14.51 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
  • Sweden
051015200020122024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 14.51 years against 12.64 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), a difference of 1.87 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 221 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 12.54 years 13.53 years 0.9952 years Sweden
2010s 12.75 years 14.61 years 1.86 years Sweden
2020s 12.62 years 14.81 years 2.19 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 14.51 years against 12.64 years in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden?
1.87 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release