Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden

Sweden: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 11.49 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
11.49
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 81 countries
All-time high
12.14
in 2012
All-time low
11.46
in 2015
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden, 2004–2016

02.557.51012.52004201020162004: 11.52005: 11.82006: 11.92007: 11.92008: 11.82009: 11.82010: 11.92011: 122012: 12.12013: 12.12014: 11.92015: 11.52016: 11.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 11.49 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden peaked at 12.14 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.46, in 2015.

Sweden ranks 15th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 11.54
2005 11.77 +2.0%
2006 11.89 +1.0%
2007 11.89 -0.1%
2008 11.77 -1.0%
2009 11.8 +0.2%
2010 11.95 +1.3%
2011 12.03 +0.7%
2012 12.14 +0.9%
2013 12.08 -0.5%
2014 11.93 -1.3%
2015 11.46 -4.0%
2016 11.49 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.78 11.54 11.89 6
2010s 11.87 11.46 12.14 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Belarus 11.64 compare
  2. 13 Ireland 11.62 compare
  3. 14 Kazakhstan 11.61 compare
  4. 16 Hungary 11.47 compare
  5. 17 Austria 11.39
  6. 18 Denmark 11.32 compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden was 11.49 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 12.14 in 2012.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 11.46 in 2015.
How does Sweden rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden. Statizoid. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-rural/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-rural/sweden/">Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed