Education in Switzerland

142 indicators covering education for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 99.7% 2023 up 0.1% 11th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 31 2024 unchanged 138th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 31 2024 down 11.4% 144th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 99 2024 down 1.0% 138th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 134 2024 down 12.4% 138th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.6% 2017 up 6.5% 90th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.2% 2017 up 8.1% 118th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.7% 2100 down 4.6% 62nd
Number of adults with no formal education by region 68,900 people 2100 down 5.0% 71st
Population by level of education 5.94 million people 2100 up 5.0% 77th
Repeaters, primary, female 1.1% 2017 down 20.4% 113th
Repeaters, primary, male 1.3% 2017 down 16.4% 116th
School enrollment, secondary, private 11.4% 2024 down 5.2% 103rd
School enrollment, primary 93.2% 2017 down 0.1% 99th
Over-age students, primary 1.4% 2017 down 33.7% 157th
Secondary education, teachers 52.2% 2024 up 7.1% 129th
School enrollment, primary, female 93.6% 2012 down 1.2% 74th
School enrollment, primary, male 93.8% 2012 down 1.0% 76th
Over-age students, primary, male 1.6% 2017 down 32.8% 154th
Over-age students, primary, female 1.1% 2017 down 35.1% 158th
Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd
Progression to secondary school 99.9% 2016 up 0.1% 9th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.6% 2017 up 0.3% 10th
Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 up 0.1% 102nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 39.9% 2024 up 17.5% 96th
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.8% 2021 up 0.2% 14th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.6% 2021 down 0.0% 13th
School enrollment, secondary 85.3% 2017 up 0.6% 64th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 0.5% 1st
School enrollment, secondary, female 83.9% 2017 up 1.4% 72nd
School enrollment, secondary, male 86.7% 2017 down 0.2% 55th
Progression to secondary school, female 99.8% 2016 down 0.2% 22nd
Expenditure on tertiary education 26.0% 2016 down 2.2% 36th
Children out of school, primary 787 2024 up 1,233.9% 162nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.9% 2012 2nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.1% 2012 11th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.93 2017 down 7.7% 189th
Expenditure on secondary education 35.6% 2015 down 5.6% 61st
Expenditure on primary education 28.9% 2016 down 1.0% 98th
Secondary education, pupils 47.7% 2017 up 0.4% 152nd
Children out of school, primary, female 352 2024 up 506.9% 162nd
Children out of school, primary, male 435 2024 up 339.4% 160th
Adolescents out of school 0.1% 2024 down 87.0% 174th
Current education expenditure, total 89.4% 2016 down 2.3% 87th
Current education expenditure, primary 89.0% 2022 down 1.4% 97th
Current education expenditure, secondary 92.2% 2022 down 0.7% 76th
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.83 2017 up 5.4% 152nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 11.67 2017 down 2.4% 140th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 89.7% 2016 down 1.8% 69th
Adolescents out of school, female 0.0% 2024 down 96.2% 160th
Adolescents out of school, male 0.2% 2024 down 75.8% 158th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 8.73 2017 up 29.9% 150th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 84.4% 2024 down 0.3% 20th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.9% 2024 up 1.5% 26th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 87.0% 2024 down 2.1% 17th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 8.42 2017 up 3.0% 117th
Government expenditure per student, primary 24.8% 2016 up 18.1% 9th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 99.6% 2024 down 0.1% 25th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 99.7% 2024 down 0.1% 25th