School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.29 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden is 1.29 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7496 GPIA, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 37th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9468 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7496 GPIA | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8883 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPIA | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.32 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.34 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.7496 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 34 Brazil 1.33 GPIA compare
- 35 Belize 1.32 GPIA compare
- 36 United States of America 1.32 GPIA compare
- 38 Morocco 1.29 GPIA compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 1.27 GPIA compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 1.26 GPIA compare
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Sweden was 1.29 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7496 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Sweden ranks 37th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release