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
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
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.