Which has higher over-age students, primary, Switzerland or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Switzerland as of 2018.

What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?

0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Switzerland vs Palestine, State of: Over-age students, primary

Switzerland

1.4%

in 2017

Palestine, State of

1.5%

in 2018

Switzerland rank

157th

Palestine, State of rank

154th

Over-age students, primary over time

Switzerland
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Switzerland ranks 157th and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 191 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.2%	3.8%	1.6%	Palestine, State of
2000s	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	Palestine, State of
2010s	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Switzerland or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Switzerland as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Switzerland and Palestine, State of?: 0.1%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Palestine, State of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Switzerland and Palestine, State of rank globally for over-age students, primary?: Switzerland ranks 157th and Palestine, State of ranks 154th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit: % of enrollment
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.