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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Switzerland: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 102.9% (2020), 16th of 176 in the world and 8th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 101.2% (2024), 82nd of 191 in the world and 26th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 94.0% (2024), 91st of 168 in the world and 39th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment102.9%2020 · world 16/176 · region 8/51Primary enrolment101.2%2024 · world 82/191 · region 26/53Primary completion94.0%2024 · world 91/168 · region 39/47Secondary enrolment101.4%2024 · world 56/176 · region 27/53
Pre-primary enrolment
SwitzerlandEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Switzerland102.9%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
SwitzerlandEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
95%98%100%102%105%108%199520002005201020152020Switzerland101.2%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
10 indicators

Education: Switzerland in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross102.9%202016/1768/5192.4%99.0%102.9%+3.9 ppsince 201078.3%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross101.2%202482/19126/53104.2%103.4%101.7%−1.3 ppsince 201499.9%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group94.0%202491/16839/4796.9%97.0%94.3%−2.5 ppsince 201498.1%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross101.4%202456/17627/5394.5%96.6%104.2%+0.2 ppsince 2013103.3%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group96.0%202453/16825/50·96.0%96.4%+0.2 ppsince 201491.9%95.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross73.5%202446/17228/5238.1%52.8%68.1%+15.5 ppsince 201484.9%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age0.1%2024165/17846/510.6%·0.1%−0.5 ppsince 2001—2.5%—
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary9.92017163/17342/48·10.82012·—14.914.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP4.9%202266/18421/494.7%4.8%5.3%±0.0 ppsince 20124.6%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure15.4%202256/1798/4914.5%15.3%14.3%−0.1 ppsince 201211.7%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Switzerland and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Switzerland. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorSwitzerlandGermanyFranceItalyAustriaLiechtenstein
Pre-primary enrolment102.9%2020108.0%2020106.7%202092.7%2020102.9%2020102.2%2020
Primary enrolment101.2%2024102.6%2024103.4%2024103.6%2023101.3%2024102.1%2021
Primary completion94.0%202496.8%2024—97.4%202396.7%202488.9%2021
Secondary enrolment101.4%2024100.2%2024103.8%2024100.7%2023100.6%2024118.7%2021
Lower secondary completion96.0%202471.4%202499.5%202496.3%202395.8%202494.5%2021
Tertiary enrolment73.5%202476.7%202471.5%202475.9%202392.6%202446.0%2021
Out-of-school children0.1%20240.3%20240.2%20242.1%20231.4%20240.8%2021
Pupils per teacher9.9201712.3201718.2201311.5201710.020177.82017
Education spending4.9%20225.2%20225.3%20224.1%20225.3%20222.6%2011
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