OECD members vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 15.97 years against 12.54 years in OECD members, a difference of 3.43 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
OECD members ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.44 years | 10.7 years | 0.2612 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 10.93 years | 10.89 years | 0.0436 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 11.49 years | 12.97 years | 1.47 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11.95 years | 12.88 years | 0.9317 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.39 years | 13.94 years | 1.55 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, OECD members or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 15.97 years against 12.54 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between OECD members and Sweden?
- 3.43 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- OECD members ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 1st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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.