Lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland stood at 97.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland peaked at 102.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.2% | — |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.2% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.2% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Switzerland was 97.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.