School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.06 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9946 GPIA, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9946 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9961 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Bangladesh 1.11 GPIA compare
- 6 Maldives 1.1 GPIA compare
- 7 Bhutan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 9 Tanzania 1.06 GPIA compare
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9946 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release