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

High income
16.37 years
in 2019
Sweden
19.69 years
in 2018
High income rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd

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

  • High income
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 19.69 years against 16.37 years in High income, a difference of 3.32 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

High income ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 11.94 years 12.15 years 0.2105 years Sweden
1980s 12.9 years 12.7 years 0.1977 years High income
1990s 14.28 years 15.63 years 1.35 years Sweden
2000s 15.31 years 16.97 years 1.66 years Sweden
2010s 16.16 years 17.82 years 1.66 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, High income or Sweden?
Sweden, at 19.69 years against 16.37 years in High income as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between High income and Sweden?
3.32 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do High income and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
High income ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
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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About this data

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.