OECD members vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
OECD members
16.63 years
in 2019
Sweden
20.71 years
in 2018
OECD members rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 20.71 years against 16.63 years in OECD members, a difference of 4.08 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.83 years | 12.1 years | 1.27 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.33 years | 12.98 years | 0.6453 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 13.57 years | 16.45 years | 2.87 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.86 years | 18.09 years | 3.24 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.18 years | 18.86 years | 2.68 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, OECD members or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 20.71 years against 16.63 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between OECD members and Sweden?
- 4.08 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- OECD members ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 43 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.