School life expectancy, primary, female in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.98 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Sweden, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 6.98 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Sweden peaked at 7.35 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.86 years, in 2011.
That places Sweden 21st out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 5.96 years | 6.59 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.82 years | 5.86 years | 7.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 years | 6.98 years | 7.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 18 Papua New Guinea 7.32 years compare
- 19 American Samoa 7.3 years
- 20 East Timor 7.26 years compare
- 22 Denmark 6.97 years compare
- 23 Australia 6.96 years compare
- 24 Venezuela 6.96 years compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.43 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Sweden was 6.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 years in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release