Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 7,699 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7,699 number
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
44th
of 117 countries
All-time high
20,215 number
in 2004
All-time low
7,699 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820181998: 13.5k number1999: 14.4k number2000: 15.4k number2001: 16.0k number2002: 19.7k number2003: 19.9k number2004: 20.2k number2005: 17.4k number2006: 16.6k number2007: 14.5k number2008: 8.1k number2009: 8.0k number2010: 8.6k number2011: 9.2k number2012: 10.2k number2013: 8.1k number2014: 8.4k number2015: 8.5k number2016: 8.1k number2017: 8.0k number2018: 7.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland is 7,699 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 20,215 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7,699 number, in 2018.

Switzerland ranks 44th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 13,466 number
1999 14,389 number +6.9%
2000 15,423 number +7.2%
2001 16,020 number +3.9%
2002 19,651 number +22.7%
2003 19,947 number +1.5%
2004 20,215 number +1.3%
2005 17,393 number -14.0%
2006 16,586 number -4.6%
2007 14,505 number -12.5%
2008 8,132 number -43.9%
2009 8,045 number -1.1%
2010 8,643 number +7.4%
2011 9,188 number +6.3%
2012 10,162 number +10.6%
2013 8,146 number -19.8%
2014 8,389 number +3.0%
2015 8,459 number +0.8%
2016 8,091 number -4.4%
2017 7,977 number -1.4%
2018 7,699 number -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,928 number 13,466 number 14,389 number 2
2000s 15,592 number 8,045 number 20,215 number 10
2010s 8,528 number 7,699 number 10,162 number 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 41 Ireland 9,792 number compare
  2. 42 Czechia 9,428 number compare
  3. 43 Colombia 9,406 number compare
  4. 45 Slovakia 7,637 number compare
  5. 46 Georgia 6,908 number compare
  6. 47 Pakistan 6,709 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland was 7,699 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 20,215 number in 2004.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 7,699 number in 2018.
How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Switzerland ranks 44th out of 117 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.