Latvia vs Sweden: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and

Latvia
12.22
in 2016
Sweden
12.11
in 2016
Latvia rank
17th
Sweden rank
19th

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and over time

  • Latvia
  • Sweden
02.557.51012.5199820072016

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 12.22 against 12.11 in Sweden, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.

Latvia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 90 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 11.5 11.98 0.4823 Sweden
2010s 11.95 12.24 0.2841 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and, Latvia or Sweden?
Latvia, at 12.22 against 12.11 in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and between Latvia and Sweden?
0.11, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Latvia ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Latvia vs Sweden: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and. Statizoid. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-male/latvia/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-male/latvia/sweden/">Latvia vs Sweden: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,231 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed