Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ was 6,989 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6,989 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Switzerland peaked at 6,989 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,604 millions, in 1998.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 112 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 upper secondary education, constant US$ in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,604 millions | — |
| 1999 | 5,607 millions | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,708 millions | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5,961 millions | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6,236 millions | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 6,028 millions | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 6,081 millions | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6,100 millions | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,006 millions | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6,120 millions | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6,520 millions | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 6,731 millions | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 6,819 millions | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6,669 millions | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 6,598 millions | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,659 millions | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6,684 millions | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,797 millions | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,946 millions | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6,957 millions | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,841 millions | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,827 millions | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6,894 millions | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6,950 millions | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,989 millions | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,605 millions | 5,604 millions | 5,607 millions | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,149 millions | 5,708 millions | 6,731 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,780 millions | 6,598 millions | 6,957 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,944 millions | 6,894 millions | 6,989 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 upper secondary education, constant us$ in Switzerland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Switzerland was 6,989 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,989 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,604 millions in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release