OECD members vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male
OECD members
16.02 years
in 2019
Sweden
18.71 years
in 2018
OECD members rank
2nd
Sweden rank
4th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.71 years against 16.02 years in OECD members, a difference of 2.69 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.
OECD members ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 43 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.91 years | 12.2 years | 0.2942 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 12.67 years | 12.52 years | 0.1459 years | OECD members |
| 1990s | 13.61 years | 14.86 years | 1.25 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.57 years | 15.88 years | 1.32 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.63 years | 16.81 years | 1.19 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, OECD members or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.71 years against 16.02 years in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between OECD members and Sweden?
- 2.69 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- OECD members ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 4th of 43 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.