Least developed countries: UN classification vs Sweden: School life expectancy, primary, female

Least developed countries: UN classification
6.11 years
in 2019
Sweden
7.6 years
in 2018
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th

School life expectancy, primary, female over time

  • Least developed countries: UN classification
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.6 years against 6.11 years in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 1.49 years.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries: UN classification Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 2.68 years 5.93 years 3.25 years Sweden
1980s 3.35 years 5.87 years 2.51 years Sweden
1990s 3.7 years 6.28 years 2.58 years Sweden
2000s 5.11 years 6.15 years 1.04 years Sweden
2010s 6.02 years 6.95 years 0.9272 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Least developed countries: UN classification or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.6 years against 6.11 years in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Least developed countries: UN classification and Sweden?
1.49 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Sweden?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Sweden rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 45 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.