Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 22,052 in 2022. β² Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland stood at 22,052.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland peaked at 22,271 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14,473, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,776 | 14,657 | 14,896 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,989 | 14,473 | 17,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,516 | 17,434 | 21,711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,128 | 22,052 | 22,271 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Chad 29,207 compare
- 2 Luxembourg 26,139 compare
- 4 Korea, Republic of 19,558 compare
- 5 Iceland 19,376 compare
- 6 Singapore 18,612 compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland was 22,052 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,271 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,473 in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release