School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.87 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden is 3.87 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 3.87 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.27 years, in 2017.
Sweden ranks 32nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.64 years | 3.43 years | 3.85 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.44 years | 3.27 years | 3.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.74 years | 3.51 years | 3.87 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 29 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 3.91 years compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 3.91 years compare
- 31 Puerto Rico 3.9 years compare
- 33 Croatia, Republic of 3.86 years compare
- 34 Latvia 3.85 years compare
- 35 Ireland 3.84 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, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Sweden was 3.87 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 years in 2017.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Sweden ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release