Funding of education in Switzerland
Switzerland: Funding of education was 11.2 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
11.2
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
13.6
in 2003
All-time low
9.5
in 2007
Years of data
12
2000–2011
Funding of education in Switzerland, 2000–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, funding of education in Switzerland stood at 11.2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Switzerland peaked at 13.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.5, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 31st of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Funding of education in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5 | — |
| 2001 | 12.6 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.2 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.4 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.3 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5 | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 9.9 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.1 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2 | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.12 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Switzerland?
- Funding of education in Switzerland was 11.2 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for funding of education?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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