Average age, primary education and below in Sweden

Sweden: Average age, primary education and below was 69.27 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
69.27
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 105 countries
All-time high
71.53
in 2013
All-time low
65.58
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age, primary education and below in Sweden, 2004–2016

0204060802004201020162004: 67.22005: 67.32006: 65.62007: 66.82008: 70.62009: 70.42010: 71.22011: 71.42012: 71.32013: 71.52014: 712015: 702016: 69.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 69.27 for average age, primary education and below in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Sweden peaked at 71.53 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.58, in 2006.

Sweden ranks 5th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.98 65.58 70.58 6
2010s 70.82 69.27 71.53 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 2 Italy 71.15 compare
  2. 3 Iceland 70.73 compare
  3. 4 Malta 69.41 compare
  4. 6 Croatia 69.11 compare
  5. 7 Denmark 68.65 compare
  6. 8 France 68.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Sweden?
Average age, primary education and below in Sweden was 69.27 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 71.53 in 2013.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 65.58 in 2006.
How does Sweden rank for average age, primary education and below?
Sweden ranks 5th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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