Sweden vs WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Sweden
20.3 years
in 2024
WB: Post-demographic Dividend
17.12 years
in 2024
Sweden rank
7th
WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Sweden
  • WB: Post-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 20.3 years against 17.12 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, a difference of 3.18 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times WB: Post-demographic Dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 7th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 10th of 179 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Post-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 17.87 years 16.38 years 1.49 years Sweden
2010s 18.81 years 17.01 years 1.8 years Sweden
2020s 20.39 years 17.13 years 3.26 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Sweden or WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
Sweden, at 20.3 years against 17.12 years in WB: Post-demographic Dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
3.18 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Sweden and WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Sweden ranks 7th and WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release