Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 83,734 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, 1977–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 83,734 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 83,734 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57,861 number, in 1984.
Switzerland ranks 92nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 60,417 number | — |
| 1978 | 61,929 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 60,478 number | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 59,202 number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 58,402 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 57,993 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 58,463 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 57,861 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 58,632 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 59,848 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 61,882 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 64,663 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 65,667 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66,370 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 68,225 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 68,832 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 71,261 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 73,424 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 76,098 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 77,999 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 78,201 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76,470 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 76,525 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 75,863 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 75,967 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75,986 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74,821 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 75,854 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 75,538 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74,089 number | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 73,728 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 74,319 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71,625 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 72,391 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 72,674 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76,270 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 79,858 number | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 81,552 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 83,676 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 83,642 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83,734 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60,941 number | 60,417 number | 61,929 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 60,261 number | 57,861 number | 65,667 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,987 number | 66,370 number | 78,201 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 75,269 number | 73,728 number | 76,525 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,380 number | 71,625 number | 83,734 number | 9 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland was 83,734 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83,734 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,861 number in 1984.
- How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.