Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden
Sweden: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden stood at 1.06 index. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.06 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9946 index, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 index | — |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9946 index | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9949 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9953 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9953 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9961 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9965 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9961 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9974 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 index | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 index | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | +0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.06 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.06 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9946 index | 1.03 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9961 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Bangladesh 1.11 index compare
- 6 Maldives 1.1 index compare
- 7 Bhutan 1.07 index compare
- 9 Tanzania 1.06 index compare
- 10 Cook Islands 1.05 index compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 1.05 index compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 1.06 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9946 index in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.