Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland
Switzerland: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 19.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.7% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2022.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 108.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland peaked at 21.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 28th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.8% | — |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +67.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.0% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.7% | 21.3% | 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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland was 19.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release