Share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland stood at 83.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 72nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.3% | 83.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Switzerland was 83.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Switzerland ranks 72nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.