Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 9.93 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Latest (2017)
9.93
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
189th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.75
in 2012
All-time low
9.93
in 2017
Years of data
5
2012–2017
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Switzerland, 2012–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Switzerland stood at 9.93. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 189th of 199 countries on this measure, 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, primary in Switzerland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Switzerland was 9.93 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.93 in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Switzerland ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.