School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 14.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 14.51 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 15.4 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.95 years, in 2011.
That places Sweden 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.05 years | — |
| 2002 | 15.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.74 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 12.12 years | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 12.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.95 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.57 years | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 14.57 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.83 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.99 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.4 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.4 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.02 years | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.62 years | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 14.51 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.05 years | 12.06 years | 15.05 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.09 years | 11.95 years | 15.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.81 years | 14.51 years | 14.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 15.35 years
- 6 Australia 14.61 years compare
- 7 Belgium 14.57 years compare
- 9 Denmark 14.36 years compare
- 10 Ireland 14.35 years compare
- 11 United States Virgin Islands 14.34 years
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Sweden was 14.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 years in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release