Australia vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Australia
21.09 years
in 2018
Sweden
20.71 years
in 2018
Australia rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0510152025197119942018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 21.09 years against 20.71 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.38 years.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 18.77 years 16.8 years 1.97 years Australia
2010s 22.54 years 20.23 years 2.3 years Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 21.09 years against 20.71 years in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Australia and Sweden?
0.38 years, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
9 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Australia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.