Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland
Switzerland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.8% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 47th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.0% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Switzerland was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release