Australia vs Sweden: Average years of schooling
Australia
12.73 years
in 2020
Sweden
12.61 years
in 2020
Australia rank
22nd
Sweden rank
25th
Average years of schooling over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.73 years against 12.61 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.06 years | 4.23 years | 1.17 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 4.15 years | 4.61 years | 0.46 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 5.28 years | 5.02 years | 0.26 years | Australia |
| 1900s | 6.25 years | 5.49 years | 0.76 years | Australia |
| 1910s | 7.06 years | 5.89 years | 1.17 years | Australia |
| 1920s | 8.16 years | 6.49 years | 1.67 years | Australia |
| 1930s | 8.82 years | 6.75 years | 2.06 years | Australia |
| 1950s | 9.59 years | 7.59 years | 2 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 10.09 years | 8.77 years | 1.32 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.03 years | 10 years | 1.03 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 12.15 years | 11.19 years | 0.958 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 12.84 years | 11.68 years | 1.16 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.07 years | 11.61 years | 1.46 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 13.16 years | 12.06 years | 1.1 years | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.73 years | 12.61 years | 0.1171 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 12.73 years against 12.61 years in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.12 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.