Education in Switzerland 500 indicators covering education for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 15-64 64.7% 2025 down 3.8% 103rd Population ages 0-14 14.9% 2025 up 0.2% 181st Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 101.2% 2024 down 1.2% 91st Primary education, teachers 58,349 2024 up 21.8% 79th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman 2024 down 6.3% 187th School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% 2024 down 1.2% 87th School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% 2024 down 1.3% 95th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.43 live births per woman 2023 down 5.4% 187th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.43 live births per woman 2023 down 5.4% 187th Labor force, total 5.17 million 2025 up 7.4% 84th Labor force, female 47.2% 2025 up 1.4% 60th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9935 GPI 2020 down 0.2% 98th School enrollment, secondary 101.4% 2024 up 0.2% 56th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.5 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 183rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 182nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 190th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 178th Secondary education, teachers 68,266 2024 up 6.0% 78th School enrollment, secondary, female 100.2% 2024 up 0.4% 61st School enrollment, secondary, male 102.6% 2024 down 0.0% 49th School enrollment, tertiary 73.5% 2024 up 26.7% 46th School enrollment, primary, private 5.5% 2024 down 1.9% 144th Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 5.5% 2024 down 1.9% 152nd School enrollment, preprimary 102.9% 2020 up 3.9% 18th School enrollment, tertiary, female 78.5% 2024 up 34.2% 55th School enrollment, tertiary, male 68.9% 2024 up 19.6% 26th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9475 GPI 2020 down 2.4% 165th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.12 GPI 2024 up 10.6% 118th Secondary education, teachers, female 35,661 2024 up 13.5% 75th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 13.95 years 2023 up 3.1% 2nd Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 13.95 years 2023 up 3.1% 2nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 5.0% 2024 down 2.2% 179th Primary completion rate, female 95.5% 2024 down 2.0% 89th Primary completion rate, male 92.7% 2024 down 3.1% 100th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 unchanged 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st Government expenditure on education, total 4.9% 2022 down 0.7% 68th Secondary education, general pupils 382,503 2017 down 4.8% 106th Lower secondary completion rate, total 96.0% 2024 up 0.2% 55th School enrollment, preprimary, female 102.3% 2020 up 3.0% 18th School enrollment, preprimary, male 103.4% 2020 up 4.8% 17th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 99.6% 2021 up 0.2% 11th Government expenditure on education, total 15.4% 2022 down 0.4% 60th Secondary education, general pupils 51.2% 2017 up 0.5% 49th Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.6% 2024 down 0.5% 46th Lower secondary completion rate, male 94.4% 2024 up 0.9% 59th Children out of school 0.1% 2024 up 337.4% 183rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 173,911 number 2018 up 14.6% 90th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 15th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 556,945 2024 up 15.1% 107th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 636,381 2024 up 3.1% 99th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2024 up 337.4% 190th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 99.8% 2021 up 0.2% 12th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.4% 2021 down 0.2% 22nd Page 1 of 9 Next →