School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 16.96 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden peaked at 17.86 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.03 years, in 2009.
That places Sweden 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.01 years | — |
| 2002 | 17.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.17 years | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 15.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.08 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.05 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.14 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.85 years | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 16.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 17.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 17.86 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 17.78 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.32 years | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.51 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.39 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 16.98 years | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16.96 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.77 years | 15.03 years | 17.06 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.65 years | 15.14 years | 17.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 years | 16.96 years | 17.51 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden was 16.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.86 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 years in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release