Europe & Central Asia vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Europe & Central Asia
15.91 years
in 2019
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Sweden
05101520197019942019

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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.