School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 20.71 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sweden stood at 20.71 years. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sweden peaked at 20.71 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1972.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.73 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.29 years | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 11.99 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 11.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 12.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 12.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 12.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 12.53 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 12.88 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 12.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 12.89 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 12.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 13.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 13.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 13.29 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 13.55 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 15.76 years | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 16.2 years | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 16.67 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 17.2 years | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 18.17 years | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 20.13 years | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 20.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.58 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.18 years | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.08 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.84 years | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 16.66 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.49 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.7 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.55 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 16.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.47 years | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 19.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.85 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.71 years | +1.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 20.71 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 20.71 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1 years | 11.29 years | 12.88 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.98 years | 12.89 years | 13.06 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.45 years | 13.15 years | 20.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.09 years | 16.49 years | 20.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.86 years | 16.55 years | 20.71 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Sweden was 20.71 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.