Euro area vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Euro area
16.65 years
in 2019
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
Euro area rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Euro area
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.71 years against 16.65 years in Euro area, a difference of 2.06 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.01 years | 12.2 years | 0.808 years | Euro area |
| 1980s | 13.52 years | 12.52 years | 0.998 years | Euro area |
| 1990s | 14.84 years | 14.86 years | 0.0143 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.75 years | 15.88 years | 0.1383 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.37 years | 16.81 years | 0.4396 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Euro area or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.71 years against 16.65 years in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Euro area and Sweden?
- 2.06 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th 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, male (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.