Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland

Switzerland: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 29,230 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
29,230
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
5th
of 119 countries
All-time high
42,355
in 2003
All-time low
29,230
in 2022
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland, 1998–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1998201020221998: 31.9k1999: 34.8k2000: 35.2k2001: 36.9k2002: 39.9k2003: 42.4k2004: 42.0k2005: 37.7k2006: 37.3k2007: 33.7k2008: 32.2k2009: 32.8k2010: 31.2k2011: 31.9k2012: 33.4k2013: 32.8k2014: 33.5k2015: 31.1k2016: 31.0k2017: 31.6k2018: 31.4k2019: 31.5k2020: 31.8k2021: 30.1k2022: 29.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2022, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland stood at 29,230. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland peaked at 42,355 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 29,230, in 2022.

That places Switzerland 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,330 31,896 34,765 2
2000s 37,012 32,233 42,355 10
2010s 31,936 30,978 33,515 10
2020s 30,387 29,230 31,831 3

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 Aruba 36,060 compare
  2. 3 Oman 33,222 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 30,309 compare
  4. 6 Norway 26,844 compare
  5. 7 Austria 26,388 compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 22,739 compare

See the full ranking of 119 places β†’

More education data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland?
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in Switzerland was 29,230 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 42,355 in 2003.
What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 29,230 in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
Switzerland ranks 5th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
119 places, 1,703 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release