East Asia & Pacific vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary, female
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.6 years against 6.11 years in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 1.49 years.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.25 years | 5.98 years | 0.7245 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.6 years | 5.87 years | 0.2656 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.73 years | 6.28 years | 0.553 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.92 years | 6.15 years | 0.2304 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.99 years | 6.95 years | 0.9544 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, East Asia & Pacific or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.6 years against 6.11 years in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between East Asia & Pacific and Sweden?
- 1.49 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.