Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ was 6,771 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Switzerland is 6,771 millions, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Switzerland peaked at 6,771 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,210 millions, in 1998.
That places Switzerland 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2,210 millions | — |
| 1999 | 2,212 millions | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,301 millions | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2,438 millions | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2,654 millions | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 2,727 millions | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 2,701 millions | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,942 millions | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 3,135 millions | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3,296 millions | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 5,075 millions | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 4,365 millions | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 4,355 millions | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4,609 millions | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 4,827 millions | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5,055 millions | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 5,082 millions | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,869 millions | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 4,995 millions | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,039 millions | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,122 millions | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,443 millions | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5,690 millions | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6,089 millions | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6,771 millions | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,211 millions | 2,210 millions | 2,212 millions | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,163 millions | 2,301 millions | 5,075 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,939 millions | 4,355 millions | 5,443 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,183 millions | 5,690 millions | 6,771 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Switzerland?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Switzerland was 6,771 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,771 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,210 millions in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release