School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.59 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden stood at 2.59 years.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% 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, 1.22 years, in 1975.
Sweden ranks 50th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.22 years | — |
| 1972 | 1.28 years | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.26 years | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.22 years | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.22 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.73 years | +42.0% |
| 1977 | 1.78 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.91 years | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.46 years | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 1.42 years | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.4 years | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.39 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.44 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.55 years | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 1.67 years | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 1.77 years | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.88 years | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.02 years | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 2.15 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 2.23 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.64 years | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 2.75 years | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.82 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.74 years | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.97 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.09 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.07 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.03 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9 years | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.77 years | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 2.82 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.02 years | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 3.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.85 years | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.64 years | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.62 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.56 years | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.59 years | +1.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.59 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.59 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.77 years, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.0% | 1.22 years | 1.73 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 years | 1.22 years | 1.93 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.5 years | 1.39 years | 1.94 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.88 years | 1.4 years | 2.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 years | 2.74 years | 3.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 years | 2.56 years | 3.03 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Sweden was 2.59 years in 2018, 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 1.22 years in 1975.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Sweden ranks 50th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.