Ireland vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Ireland
19.26 years
in 2018
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
Ireland rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
05101520197119942018

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 19.26 years against 18.71 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.55 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 11.5 years 12.21 years 0.7077 years Sweden
1980s 12 years 12.52 years 0.5165 years Sweden
1990s 13.41 years 14.86 years 1.45 years Sweden
2000s 16.64 years 15.88 years 0.752 years Ireland
2010s 18.3 years 16.82 years 1.48 years Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Ireland or Sweden?
Ireland, at 19.26 years against 18.71 years in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Ireland and Sweden?
0.55 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Ireland ranks 3rd 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

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.