Canada vs Switzerland: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Canada
0.0607 units per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0618 units per person
in 2024
Canada rank
162nd
Switzerland rank
160th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.15197119972024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0618 units per person against 0.0607 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 160th of 206 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.105 units per person 0.0845 units per person 0.0206 units per person Canada
1980s 0.0877 units per person 0.0629 units per person 0.0248 units per person Canada
1990s 0.0828 units per person 0.0652 units per person 0.0175 units per person Canada
2000s 0.0711 units per person 0.0692 units per person 0.0019 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0638 units per person 0.0604 units per person 0.0034 units per person Canada
2020s 0.0621 units per person 0.0614 units per person 0.0007 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Canada or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0618 units per person against 0.0607 units per person in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Canada and Switzerland?
0.0011 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Canada ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 160th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.