Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden
Sweden: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.03
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 2007
All-time low
0.9294
in 1970
Years of data
28
1970–2019
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden, 1970–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden stood at 1.03.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden peaked at 1.03 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9294, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 27th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9294 | — |
| 1974 | 0.9394 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.942 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9863 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9874 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9892 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9892 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9941 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9949 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9369 | 0.9294 | 0.942 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.9863 | 0.9892 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9941 | 1.01 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Sweden was 1.03 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9294 in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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