Expected years in school in Sweden

19.0

years · 2023

9th highest of 195 countries

In 2013: 18.2

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. New Zealand 19.3
  2. Ireland 19.2
  3. Belgium 19.0
  4. Sweden 19.0
  5. Iceland 18.9
  6. Argentina 18.8
  7. Norway 18.8

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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.

Unit
years
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Our World in Data
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
Our World in Data; UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0