School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden

Sweden: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1847 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.1847 years
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
46th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.1993 years
in 2012
All-time low
0.0484 years
in 2004
Years of data
20
1999–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden, 1999–2018

0.050.10.150.21999200820181999: 0.129 years2000: 0.129 years2001: 0.131 years2002: 0.104 years2003: 0.101 years2004: 0.048 years2005: 0.06 years2006: 0.077 years2007: 0.084 years2008: 0.177 years2009: 0.164 years2010: 0.178 years2011: 0.191 years2012: 0.199 years2013: 0.182 years2014: 0.187 years2015: 0.176 years2016: 0.143 years2017: 0.19 years2018: 0.185 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden stood at 0.1847 years.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden peaked at 0.1993 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 years, in 2004.

That places Sweden 46th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) in Sweden, 1999 to 2018.
Year years Change
1999 0.129 years —
2000 0.1289 years -0.1%
2001 0.1305 years +1.3%
2002 0.1037 years -20.6%
2003 0.1015 years -2.1%
2004 0.0484 years -52.3%
2005 0.0597 years +23.2%
2006 0.0768 years +28.7%
2007 0.0845 years +10.0%
2008 0.1774 years +110.0%
2009 0.1636 years -7.8%
2010 0.1783 years +9.0%
2011 0.1908 years +7.0%
2012 0.1993 years +4.4%
2013 0.1821 years -8.6%
2014 0.1871 years +2.7%
2015 0.176 years -5.9%
2016 0.1432 years -18.7%
2017 0.1901 years +32.7%
2018 0.1847 years -2.9%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.1847 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2177 years, 85% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.1847 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1838 years, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +110.0% 0.0845 years 0.1774 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.129 years 0.129 years 0.129 years 1
2000s 0.1075 years 0.0484 years 0.1774 years 10
2010s 0.1813 years 0.1432 years 0.1993 years 9

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 43 Georgia 0.2013 years compare
  2. 44 Slovakia 0.1973 years compare
  3. 45 Ukraine 0.1906 years compare
  4. 47 Czechia 0.1829 years compare
  5. 48 Panama 0.1799 years compare
  6. 49 Belarus 0.1659 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Sweden was 0.1847 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1993 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 years in 2004.
How does Sweden rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Sweden ranks 46th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.