Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 96.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland peaked at 97.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 62nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72.3% | — |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 77.1% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 72.3% | 77.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 73.1% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 82.6% | 97.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Switzerland was 96.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.