School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) was 0.1647 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Sweden is 0.1647 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Sweden peaked at 0.1868 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0554 years, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 59th of 127 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, male (years) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1274 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.1069 years | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1014 years | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0554 years | -45.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0632 years | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0755 years | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0746 years | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1661 years | +122.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1323 years | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1487 years | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.161 years | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1598 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1552 years | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1655 years | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1576 years | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1316 years | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1611 years | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1505 years | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1361 years | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.152 years | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1868 years | +22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1861 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1599 years | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1647 years | +3.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.1647 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1947 years, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.1647 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1281 years, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (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 | +122.6% | 0.0746 years | 0.1661 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1003 years | 0.0554 years | 0.1661 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1527 years | 0.1316 years | 0.1655 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1699 years | 0.152 years | 0.1868 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 56 Andorra 0.1923 years compare
- 57 Afghanistan 0.1755 years compare
- 58 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.174 years compare
- 60 Bangladesh 0.1615 years compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 0.1542 years compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.1542 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, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in Sweden was 0.1647 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1868 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0554 years in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- Sweden ranks 59th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release