Papua New Guinea vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary, female

Papua New Guinea
7.32 years
in 2023
Sweden
6.98 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
20th
Sweden rank
23rd

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.32 years against 6.98 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 3.31 years 6.24 years 2.93 years Sweden
2010s 6.32 years 6.98 years 0.6554 years Sweden
2020s 6.64 years 7.08 years 0.4485 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Papua New Guinea or Sweden?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.32 years against 6.98 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
0.34 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sweden?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
436 places, 17,328 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release