School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden
Sweden: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 18.71 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.71 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden peaked at 18.71 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.68 years, in 1972.
That places Sweden 4th 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, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.01 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.68 years | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 12.24 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 12.04 years | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 12.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 12.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 12.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 12.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.73 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.11 years | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 12.52 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 12.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 12.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 12.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 12.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.96 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 14.48 years | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 14.89 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 15.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.47 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 15.96 years | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 17.05 years | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 17.24 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17.17 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.1 years | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 15.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.99 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.98 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.05 years | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.74 years | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 16.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.34 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.74 years | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.59 years | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 18.71 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2 years | 11.68 years | 12.73 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.52 years | 12.11 years | 12.7 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.86 years | 12.66 years | 17.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.88 years | 14.98 years | 17.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 years | 15.03 years | 18.71 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Sweden was 18.71 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.71 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.68 years in 1972.
- How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Sweden ranks 4th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, male (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.