Europe & Central Asia vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.71 years against 15.91 years in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 2.8 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.12 years | 12.2 years | 0.0801 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.46 years | 12.52 years | 0.0631 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12.93 years | 14.86 years | 1.93 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.22 years | 15.88 years | 1.67 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.39 years | 16.81 years | 1.42 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Europe & Central Asia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.71 years against 15.91 years in Europe & Central Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 2.8 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th 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.