School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.85 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sweden, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.85 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sweden peaked at 4.85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.42 years | 4.13 years | 4.65 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 4 years | 4.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 years | 4.38 years | 4.85 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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, tertiary, female in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Sweden was 4.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.85 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release