UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden
Sweden: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.55 in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden stood at 12.55.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden peaked at 12.57 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.53, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.53 | — |
| 1974 | 9.28 | +42.1% |
| 1979 | 9.99 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 10.26 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.38 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 10.48 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.59 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.74 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 10.84 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 11.06 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.19 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.29 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.42 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.33 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 12.42 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.5 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.57 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.23 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 12.3 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.37 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.45 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.52 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.3 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.36 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.43 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.49 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.55 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6 | 6.53 | 9.99 | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.43 | 10.26 | 10.59 | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.09 | 10.74 | 11.42 | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.39 | 12.23 | 12.57 | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.43 | 12.3 | 12.55 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Sweden was 12.55 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 in 2007.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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/