Belgium vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Belgium
20.55 years
in 2018
Sweden
20.71 years
in 2018
Belgium rank
3rd
Sweden rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 20.55 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.18 years | 12.06 years | 0.1182 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 13.49 years | 12.98 years | 0.5092 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 16.54 years | 16.09 years | 0.4546 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.42 years | 18.09 years | 1.32 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 20.45 years | 18.86 years | 1.59 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 20.55 years in Belgium as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.16 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Belgium ranks 3rd 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
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.