Greece vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
Greece
19.55 years
in 2018
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
Greece rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 19.55 years against 18.71 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.84 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 175 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8 years | 12.2 years | 0.4054 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.33 years | 12.52 years | 0.1898 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12.94 years | 15.09 years | 2.15 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.19 years | 16.11 years | 0.917 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.95 years | 16.75 years | 1.2 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 19.55 years against 18.71 years in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.84 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Greece ranks 2nd 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.