Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 3.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland peaked at 70.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.8% | — |
| 1965 | 58.2% | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 47.4% | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 38.5% | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 31.1% | -19.4% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -84.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.5% | 58.2% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 38.5% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 31.1% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.1% | 30.8% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.9% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Switzerland was 3.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Switzerland ranks 137th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)