Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Completion rate, primary education, rural, male was 98.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2015
All-time low
98.4%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2010–2021
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland stood at 98.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland peaked at 99.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.8% | — |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, male in Switzerland was 98.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, male?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release