Post-demographic dividend vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Post-demographic dividend
16.39 years
in 2019
Sweden
19.69 years
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend rank
3rd
Sweden rank
3rd

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

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 19.69 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 3.3 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 12.08 years 12.15 years 0.0713 years Sweden
1980s 13.15 years 12.7 years 0.451 years Post-demographic dividend
1990s 14.58 years 15.63 years 1.05 years Sweden
2000s 15.5 years 16.97 years 1.47 years Sweden
2010s 16.21 years 17.82 years 1.6 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, Post-demographic dividend or Sweden?
Sweden, at 19.69 years against 16.39 years in Post-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Post-demographic dividend and Sweden?
3.3 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Post-demographic dividend and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd 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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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.