School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9935 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden stood at 1.09 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9935 GPIA, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 7th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9953 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9956 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Sweden was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9935 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release