Secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Secondary education, teachers, female was 35,661 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland is 35,661, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland peaked at 35,661 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,949, in 1979.
Switzerland ranks 75th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,949 | 15,949 | 15,949 | 1 |
| 1980s | 16,522 | 16,522 | 16,522 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31,437 | 30,726 | 32,465 | 7 |
| 2020s | 33,669 | 31,886 | 35,661 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Switzerland was 35,661 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,661 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,949 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Switzerland ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.