Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 1.62 million Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Switzerland, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.62 million Persons for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Switzerland peaked at 1.62 million Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million Persons, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.40 million Persons | — |
| 2013 | 1.42 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million Persons | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 million Persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million Persons | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million Persons | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.62 million Persons | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.48 million Persons | 1.40 million Persons | 1.54 million Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million Persons | 1.56 million Persons | 1.62 million Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Switzerland?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Switzerland was 1.62 million Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million Persons in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.