School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.31 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 7.31 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Sweden peaked at 7.95 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 2004.
That places Sweden 38th out of 213 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.63 years | 6 years | 7.8 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.12 years | 6.11 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.53 years | 7.31 years | 7.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 35 Montenegro 7.4 years compare
- 36 Armenia 7.33 years compare
- 37 Serbia 7.32 years compare
- 39 France 7.26 years compare
- 40 North Macedonia 7.2 years compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 7.19 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Sweden was 7.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Sweden ranks 38th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release