Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland
Switzerland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 18.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 18.1% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland peaked at 27.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 54th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.2% | — |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.2% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 22.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 18.6% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 19.6% | 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 upper secondary student as a in Switzerland?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Switzerland was 18.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Switzerland ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 upper secondary 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