North America vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 16.95 years in North America, a difference of 3.76 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.32 years | 12.98 years | 2.34 years | North America |
| 1990s | 16.46 years | 16.45 years | 0.0118 years | North America |
| 2000s | 16.26 years | 18.09 years | 1.84 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.81 years | 18.86 years | 2.06 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 16.95 years in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between North America and Sweden?
- 3.76 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- North America ranks 3rd 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.