Finland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Finland
20.3 years
in 2018
Sweden
20.71 years
in 2018
Finland rank
4th
Sweden rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 20.3 years in Finland, a difference of 0.41 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.79 years | 12.15 years | 0.6373 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 14.64 years | 12.98 years | 1.66 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 16.98 years | 16.45 years | 0.53 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 18.09 years | 18.09 years | 0.0013 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 19.32 years | 18.86 years | 0.4531 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 20.3 years in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.41 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Finland ranks 4th 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.