Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 8.42 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Switzerland, 2012–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Switzerland stood at 8.42. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
That places Switzerland 117th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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More education data for Switzerland
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.17 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Switzerland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Switzerland was 8.42 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.42 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 117th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.