What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ireland and Switzerland?

25,491 number, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?

45 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Switzerland: Enrolment in primary education, female

Ireland

275,444 number

in 2018

Switzerland

249,953 number

in 2018

Ireland rank

103rd

Switzerland rank

105th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Ireland
Switzerland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 275,444 number against 249,953 number in Switzerland, a difference of 25,491 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 105th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	198,133 number	262,279 number	64,146 number	Switzerland
1980s	205,573 number	199,126 number	6,447 number	Ireland
1990s	200,718 number	221,760 number	21,042 number	Switzerland
2000s	224,092 number	254,310 number	30,219 number	Switzerland
2010s	261,321 number	239,501 number	21,819 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Ireland or Switzerland?: Ireland, at 275,444 number against 249,953 number in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Ireland and Switzerland?: 25,491 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Ireland ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 105th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.