Ireland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Ireland
20.23 years
in 2018
Sweden
20.71 years
in 2018
Ireland rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 20.23 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.48 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Ireland ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.54 years | 12.1 years | 0.5594 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.28 years | 12.98 years | 0.7034 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 13.87 years | 16.45 years | 2.58 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 17.29 years | 18.09 years | 0.8061 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 18.58 years | 18.79 years | 0.2113 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Ireland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 20.23 years in Ireland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0.48 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Ireland ranks 5th 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.