Greece vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Greece
19.5 years
in 2018
Sweden
19.69 years
in 2018
Greece rank
5th
Sweden rank
3rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 19.69 years against 19.5 years in Greece, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Greece ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 11.17 years 12.15 years 0.983 years Sweden
1980s 12.07 years 12.7 years 0.6328 years Sweden
1990s 13.01 years 15.63 years 2.62 years Sweden
2000s 15.35 years 17.27 years 1.92 years Sweden
2010s 17.91 years 17.72 years 0.1864 years Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 19.69 years against 19.5 years in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Greece and Sweden?
0.19 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Greece ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.