Ireland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.4 years against 16.15 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Ireland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.04 years | 10.9 years | 0.1336 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 11.22 years | 11.36 years | 0.1372 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 11.94 years | 14.02 years | 2.08 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 13.84 years | 13.59 years | 0.2452 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 14.33 years | 14.4 years | 0.0739 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Ireland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.4 years against 16.15 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.25 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.