Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden
Sweden: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 7.7 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8.1
in 2018
All-time low
7.5
in 2023
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden is 7.7, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden peaked at 8.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2023.
That places Sweden 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.9 | — |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.7 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.6 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.5 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 7.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.64 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Sweden was 7.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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