School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.95 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.95 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden peaked at 3.09 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.56 years, in 2018.
That places Sweden 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 years | 2.75 years | 3.09 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.71 years | 2.56 years | 2.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 years | 2.7 years | 2.95 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, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden was 2.95 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 years in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sweden ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release