Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden
Sweden: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 18.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.04
in 2021
All-time low
12.95
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.99 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden peaked at 19.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.95, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.95 | — |
| 1991 | 13.12 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 13.4 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 15.39 | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 15.8 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.11 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 16.52 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 17.16 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 18.52 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 18.81 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.69 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.68 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.56 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.56 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.02 | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 16 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.96 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.81 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.99 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.87 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.91 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.18 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 18.09 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.32 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.42 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.86 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.52 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.65 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 19.04 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 18.99 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.99 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.78 | 12.95 | 18.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.99 | 15.8 | 18.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.71 | 15.87 | 18.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.92 | 18.65 | 19.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Sweden was 18.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 19.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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