Australia vs Sweden: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+
Australia
12.58
in 2018
Sweden
12.69
in 2017
Australia rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.69 against 12.58 in Australia, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 91 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.03 | 12.61 | 0.5796 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.4 | 12.57 | 0.1687 | Sweden |
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+, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.69 against 12.58 in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.11, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Australia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 91 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, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female 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/