Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 29,230 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in Switzerland, 1998β2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release