School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 8.24 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden stood at 8.24 years.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden peaked at 9.54 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.05 years, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 15th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.16 years | 6.07 years | 9.54 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.58 years | 6.05 years | 8.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.39 years | 8.24 years | 8.62 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 Hungary 8.41 years compare
- 13 Lithuania 8.28 years compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 8.26 years
- 16 New Zealand 8.17 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Sweden was 8.24 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 years in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release