North America vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 19.69 years against 16.35 years in North America, a difference of 3.34 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2 years | 12.15 years | 1.05 years | North America |
| 1980s | 14.75 years | 12.7 years | 2.05 years | North America |
| 1990s | 15.91 years | 15.63 years | 0.2764 years | North America |
| 2000s | 15.64 years | 16.97 years | 1.33 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.15 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, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 19.69 years against 16.35 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between North America and Sweden?
- 3.34 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- North America ranks 5th 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.