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

Austria
12.5
in 2017
Sweden
12.4
in 2017
Austria rank
26th
Sweden rank
29th

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

  • Austria
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 12.5 against 12.4 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.

Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 12.08 12.18 0.0986 Sweden
2010s 12.32 12.29 0.0275 Austria

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+, Austria or Sweden?
Austria, at 12.5 against 12.4 in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Austria and Sweden?
0.1, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Austria ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 29th 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, male. 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, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 male 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/