Finland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Finland
18.69 years
in 2018
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
Finland rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.71 years against 18.69 years in Finland, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 years | 12.23 years | 0.2001 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 13.67 years | 12.52 years | 1.15 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 15.45 years | 14.86 years | 0.5888 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 16.79 years | 15.88 years | 0.9078 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.86 years | 16.81 years | 1.05 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.71 years against 18.69 years in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.02 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 175 countries.
- 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.