European Union vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- European Union
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 17.2 years in European Union, a difference of 3.51 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.27 years | 12.1 years | 0.1693 years | European Union |
| 1980s | 13.11 years | 12.98 years | 0.1341 years | European Union |
| 1990s | 14.48 years | 16.45 years | 1.97 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 16.08 years | 18.09 years | 2.01 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.9 years | 18.86 years | 1.96 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, European Union or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 17.2 years in European Union as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between European Union and Sweden?
- 3.51 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do European Union and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- European Union ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
- 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.