School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1974 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.1974 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 0.2237 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0486 years, in 2004.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1289 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.1041 years | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1022 years | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0486 years | -52.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0598 years | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0769 years | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0845 years | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1767 years | +109.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1631 years | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1771 years | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1889 years | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1978 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1819 years | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1878 years | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1772 years | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.144 years | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1893 years | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1808 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1678 years | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1885 years | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2218 years | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2237 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1995 years | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1974 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.105 years | 0.0486 years | 0.1767 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1793 years | 0.144 years | 0.1978 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2062 years | 0.1885 years | 0.2237 years | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden was 0.1974 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2237 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0486 years in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release