School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.2321 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.2321 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sweden peaked at 0.2633 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 years, in 2004.
That places Sweden 52nd 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, female (years) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1305 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.1012 years | -22.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1031 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0415 years | -59.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 years | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0781 years | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0948 years | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1874 years | +97.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1954 years | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2067 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.218 years | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2376 years | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2097 years | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2112 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1978 years | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.157 years | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2192 years | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2128 years | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.201 years | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2268 years | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2586 years | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2633 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2415 years | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2321 years | -3.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.2321 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.2321 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1668 years, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +97.8% | 0.0948 years | 0.1874 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1098 years | 0.0415 years | 0.1954 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2071 years | 0.157 years | 0.2376 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2445 years | 0.2268 years | 0.2633 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 49 Liechtenstein 0.2488 years compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 0.2471 years compare
- 51 Czechia 0.2379 years compare
- 53 Slovakia 0.2316 years compare
- 53 Tanzania 0.2316 years compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 0.2114 years compare
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Sweden was 0.2321 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2633 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 years in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Sweden ranks 52nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release