Czechia vs Sweden: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Czechia
12.82
in 2017
Sweden
12.55
in 2017
Czechia rank
20th
Sweden rank
23rd

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Czechia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Czechia currently reports 12.82 against 12.55 in Sweden, a difference of 0.27.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.

Czechia ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 93 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 8.3 10.84 2.54 Sweden
2000s 12.19 12.4 0.2119 Sweden
2010s 12.61 12.43 0.172 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Czechia or Sweden?
Czechia, at 12.82 against 12.55 in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Czechia and Sweden?
0.27, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Czechia ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/